Zheng Banqiao (1693 ~ 1765) was a painter, calligrapher and poet in Qing dynasty. The real name is Xie, the word is Kerou, and the number is Banqiao. Xinghua city was originally from Yangzhou. One of the representatives of "Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics". 17 years old, studying in Maojiaqiao, Zhou Zhen (now Yizheng). At the age of 20, he learned to write lyrics from the rural land park. At the age of 23, he taught in this township and Jiangcun, Zhou Zhen. At that time, he was a scholar, teaching was not his wish, and he went to Yangzhou to make a living at the age of 30. Between the ages of 30 and 40, my father, son and wife died one after another, and my family was in a difficult situation, making a living by selling calligraphy and painting. 40 years old, took the exam in Nanjing. At the age of 44, he went to Beijing to take the exam, and was the 88th Jinshi of China. In the spring of the seventh year of Qianlong (1742), he served as the county magistrate of Fanxian County (now Henan Province) in Shandong Province. Eleven years (1746), transferred to Wei County, Shandong Province. The following year, when the county was affected by the disaster, he opened a warehouse to borrow grain from the people and let the rich households divide the grain. When he was in office, he handled civil affairs and helped the poor more than the rich businessmen. As a result, he offended the gentry and was dismissed from office in eighteen years (1753). After returning to Yangzhou, he sold calligraphy and painting for a living and returned to Xinghua in his later years. Zheng Banqiao is good at painting, especially Zhu Lan. He is also good at calligraphy. He combined three roles: Kai, Xing and Li. He used brushwork and Li Rukai to form his own family, which was called "Six Books and a Half" and later called "Paving Streets with Stones". He is also good at poetry and prose, and his works are clear and fluent, not bound by the verve style. Among them, the works such as Fierce Officials, Lynching Evil, Journey of Orphans, and Escape from Famine describe people's sufferings. Letters from home, Taoist feelings and other works are naturally frank and praised by the world. It is said that Zheng Banqiao's poems, books and paintings are excellent. ?
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