Zhang Dai
Deceased Person
1597 – 1689
Who was Zhang Dai?
Zhang Dai was a Ming Dynasty Chinese writer. He was a gentleman essayist who was a biographer of his own privileged aritocratic family, a historian of the Ming Dynasty, and a biographer of notable virtuous figures. He wrote his own obituary which included the lines : He loved pretty maidservants, he loved handsome serving boys . . . he loved perfect food . . . he loved paintings of flowers and birds.
Zhang was a prolific writer, having penned more than thirty books covering literature and history; however only a few of Zang's numerous works remain extant today.
Zhang Dai's most famous books are:
⁕Tao An Meng Yi, written ca. 1665.
⁕Xi Hu Meng Xun
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