Zhang Chao

Who is Zhang Chao?

Zhang Chao, a Qing litterateur and fiction writer from Anhui Province, China, born in the 7th year of Shunzhi. Zhang had extensive knowledge in the field of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. He liked chess, calligraphy and painting and was good at various kinds of poetry. What's more, he was interested in flowers, birds, fishes and insects. His works are rich in imagination and associated with the feature of the era. Quiet Dream Shadows and Yu Chu Xin Zhi are the representative works. There are some other works too, such as Hua Ying Ci 花影词, Xi Nang Cun Jin 奚囊寸锦, and Yin Zhong Ba Xian Ling 饮中八仙令.