Jiang Shiquan

Jiang Shiquan (simplified Chinese: 蒋士铨; traditional Chinese: 蔣士銓; December 1, 1725–April 3, 1784) was a Chinese poet of the Qing dynasty. He was active during the Qianlong and Jiaqing eras of the Qing dynasty, and was classed as one of the "Three Great Masters of the Qianlong Era" (乾隆三大家) along with Yuan Mei and Zhao Yi. Jiang stated that he learned from Li Shangyin when he was 15, turned to study Du Fu and Han Yu when he was 19, and studied Su Shi and Huang Tingjian at the age of 40, and abandoned the style of the ancient authors to write his own poets. He was against the restorative trend of the "Former and Latter Seven Masters" (前后七子), and disagreed with the poetry theories of Weng Fanggang and Shen Deqian. He claimed to absorb both the styles of Tang and Song. But his comprehension of "Xingling" (性灵) was different from that of Yuan Mei.

Shiquan Jiang
蔣士銓
Shiquan Jiang
Born	December 1, 1725 Yanshan County, Jiangxi, China
Died	April 3, 1784 (aged 58) Nanchang, Jiangxi, China
Occupation	Poet
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	蔣士銓
Simplified Chinese	蒋士铨
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Jiǎng Shìquán
Xinyu
Chinese	心馀
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīnyú
Shaosheng
Chinese	苕生
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sháoshēng
Qusheng
Chinese	蕖生
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qúshēng
Cangyuan
Traditional Chinese	藏園
Simplified Chinese	藏园
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Cángyuán
Qingrong Jushi
Chinese	清容居士
Literal meaning	See Householder
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīngróng Jūshì

Today we know about 2500 of his poems. Jiang also wrote Ci and proses. He was also an important playwright, leaving us 16 plays.[1]

References

1. (in Chinese)Zhong Xianpei. Jiang Shiquan, Encyclopedia of China (Chinese Literature Edition), 1st ed.