1. Tang Bohu’s title of Jieyuan proves that he has passed the exam and ranked first in the province.
2. The imperial examination was divided into three larger examinations. Those who passed the last two levels were qualified to be officials. This is a bit like the current civil service examination. The first-level examination is equivalent to the provincial unified examination, called the provincial examination, and the first place is called Jieyuan.
3. Tang Bohu, named Yin, courtesy name Bohu, later given the courtesy name Ziwei, nicknamed Liuru Jushi, was born in a small businessman family in Suzhou in the sixth year of Chenghua (1470) in the Ming Dynasty, and in the eleventh year of Hongzhi (1498) Tang Bohu ranked first in the provincial examination, so he was called "Tang Jieyuan".
4. In the second half of his life, he built a "Peach Blossom Temple" in Taohuawu, northwest of Suzhou City, and became famous all over the world for selling literary works and paintings. At that time, he studied literature and art with Xu Zhenqing, Zhu Yunming, and Wen Zhengming, and was known as the "Four Talents in Wuzhong". Tang Yin was "uninhibited and indulged in sensuality", and he signed himself as "the most romantic and talented man in Jiangnan."
Extended information
Tang Yin (March 6, 1470 - January 7, 1524) He was born on the fourth day of the second lunar month in the sixth year of Chenghua and died on the second day of the second lunar month in the second year of Jiajing. Li, etc., a native of Wu County, Suzhou Prefecture, Nanzhili Province.
References
Tang Yin (famous painter, calligrapher and poet in the Ming Dynasty)_Baidu Encyclopedia. ?