Ying Shao

Who is Ying Shao?

Ying Shao, also called Ling Shao, style name Zhongyuan, was a Chinese writer and historian of the late Eastern Han period, an author of the famous work Fengsu Tongyi, an encyclopedic work about the folk customs and legends that existed in the Eastern Han state. Ying Shao occupied official posts in the administration of the Eastern Han, and in his official position he was an active participant in the political life of the Late Han period. He was a long-time close associate of Cao Cao, and in that connection he was extensively covered in the Hou Han Shu chapters 9, 35, 71, and 103, and in chapter 10 of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.