Biography of Li Zhi

Li Zhi (1527— 1602), whose first name was Zai Zhi, whose name was Hongfu, and whose name was Zhuowu, was also Wenling lay man, Hongfu lay man and Sizhai lay man. Hui nationality, "Jinjiang people". (2) In his later years, he lived in longtan lake, Macheng, Hubei Province. He was named "Longhu Sou" and lived in Mo Wei Temple in Macheng, so he was called "Tuweng". He was an outstanding thinker, writer, historian and calligrapher in Ming Dynasty. Enlightenment is the pioneer of new culture. Li Zhi is a person who dares to attack the malpractice of the times, rebel against tradition, have independent personality charm, dare to find another way and be unconventional. Shen Zan's Miscellaneous Notes on Recent Situation calls Li Zhi "knowledgeable all his life, deeper than canon, so that he can shock the world and oppose the theory of Confucianism and Taoism in Song Dynasty". Qian's Biography of Poems in Past Dynasties praised Li Zhi for his "strong personality, cold inside and cold outside, seeking reason and taking advantage, sticking to the bone, running counter to it, and telling things with a sword."