Zheng Xie

Zheng Banqiao (1693-1765) was an official, calligrapher, painter, and writer in the Qing Dynasty. Ming Xie, courtesy name Kerou, Han nationality, from Xinghua, Jiangsu. He mainly lived in Yangzhou throughout his life and made a living by selling paintings. One of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou". His poems, calligraphy and paintings are all unique and unique, and he is known as the "Three Wonders" in the world. He is good at painting orchids, bamboos, stones, pine, chrysanthemums and other plants. Among them, he has been painting bamboo for more than 50 years, and his achievements are the most outstanding. Author of "The Complete Works of Banqiao". He was a scholar in Kangxi, a scholar in Yongzheng, and a Jinshi in the first year of Qianlong. After becoming a Jinshi, he served as an official in Fanxian County, Henan Province, and as magistrate of Weixian County, Shandong Province, and he was helpful in administration. In order to invite the hungry people to disobey the officials and return home begging for illness.