A Brief Introduction to the Author of Qinyuanchun Hate

Zheng Banqiao (1693~ 1765), namely Zheng Xie (xiè), whose real name is Kerou and Banqiao, was born in Xinghua, Jiangsu; Kangxi scholar, Yongzheng juren, Qianlong Jinshi; He lives in Yangzhou and sells paintings for a living. Zheng Banqiao is versatile and good at painting bamboo, orchids and stones. He also devoted himself to calligraphy and used official script to participate in running script. His poems, books and paintings are called "three musts". He is known as one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" because of his wild and cynical remarks and behaviors.