Zhu Yu

Who is Zhu Yu?

Zhu Yu was an author of the Chinese Song Dynasty. He retired in Huang Gang of the Hubei province, bought a country house and named it "Pingzhou". He called himself "Expert Vegetable Grower of Pingzhou". Between 1111 and 1117 AD, Zhu Yu wrote the book Pingzhou Ketan, published in 1119 AD. It covered a wide variety of maritime subjects and issues in China at the time. His extensive knowledge of maritime engagements, technologies, and practices were because his father, Zhu Fu, was the Port Superintendent of Merchant Shipping for Guangzhou from 1094 until 1099 AD, whereupon he was elevated to the status of governor there and served in that office until 1102 AD.