General Backgroud

Wang Ao(王鳌）, zi

Zi

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 fangxu(字：芳勖）hao shouxi （号：守溪), born in Suzhou

Suzhou

Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part...

, Jiangsu province, was an official in Qing dynasty

Qing Dynasty

The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

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life experiences

In 1723, during the Yong
zheng reign, he passed the provincial civil service examination under the old Chinese examination system. Later, he was appointed as the magistrate in Liaoning. He was very fair and impartial during his term of office and earned great admiration from local people.
After Wang was retired as the magistrate, he was invited to teach in the White Deer Grotto Academy

White Deer Grotto Academy

The White Deer Grotto Academy was located at the foot of Wulou Peak in Lushan, now in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province. It was one of the Four Great Academies of China.- History :...

. During his teacing time, he launched an artical called " Deer Grotto Note "(鹿洞讲义）, which was included in the " White Deer Grotto Shu Yuan Zhi"(白鹿洞书院志).

Personal Hobbies

Wang was fond of write calligraphy, composing poems and wring articles. He did a good job in these fields and won a lot of praise.