Xu Wei (152 1 ~ 1593), whose initial word is clear and long, is called Tianchi, Ivy, Tianchishan, Tian Shuiyue and Ivy Taoist. Also known as Yizhitang and Ivy Bookstore. People from Shaoxing, Zhejiang. At the age of 20, he was a student in the city. Since then, he has lost his reputation in Sun Shan eight times, and his career has been frustrated. In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing (1557), Hu Zongxian, a Hakka governor, knew the curiosity of soldiers, and Zongxian captured Xu Hai and lured Wang Zhi, all of which were his schemes. In 44 years, Zong Xian went to prison and went crazy for fear of disaster. He was jailed for manslaughter of his wife and was rescued by the Zhang Yuan regiment. After that, I traveled to Jinling, arrived in Xuanliao, and visited Yuan Tuan's home in Beijing. In his later years, he returned to his hometown sick and poor, wrote "Abnormal Spectrum" and described his life experience.
Xu Wei is a genius, good at playing the piano and fencing, and good at poetry, drama and calligraphy. Self-proclaimed: "My book is the first, poetry is the second, writing is the third, and painting is the fourth." (Biography of Tao Wangling) His poems are unparalleled in the world. Critics call it the debate between Li and Su Shi, not stereotyped writing. China's traditional dramas and zaju can break old rules and create new ideas. His paintings are dripping with ink, creating a new pattern of freehand brushwork of flowers and birds, which has a great influence on later generations.