Introduction to Bi Daoyuan

Bi Daoyuan (1810-1889) was given the courtesy name Zhongren and his nickname was Donghe. One of the eight famous calligraphers of the Qing Dynasty, he was born in Wanjiazhuang, Zichuan County (now Wanjiazhuang, Wangcun Town, Zhoucun District, Zibo City). Officials of the Qing court. He won the imperial examination in 1839 (the 19th year of Daoguang) and the Jinshi in 1841 (the 21st year of Daoguang). He first served as the reviewer of the Hanlin Academy, the chief examiner of Shanxi, the named censor, and the horse washer of the Economic Affairs Bureau. In 1851 (the first year of Xianfeng), he was appointed as editor and editor of the National History Museum. Later, he served as lecturer of the Hanlin Academy, bachelor of the Imperial Academy, school manager of Wenyuan Pavilion, co-examiner of Shuntian Provincial Examination, chief examiner of Guangxi, and Jiujiu of the Imperial College