Zha Sheng

Place: Haining

Born: 1650

Death: 1707

Biography:

Zha Sheng was a Chinese calligrapher born in Haining, China in 1650. He was educated in Confucian Classics and became a student of Ye Boyin at the age of 20. He traveled around the country and was involved in the case of Hong Sheng in 1689, which led to his dismissal and return home. In 1703, he sat for the imperial examination and obtained the position of a Jinshi, and was assigned to the Hanlin Academy and the Southern Study. He was arrested in 1727 due to his brother's literary inquisition, but was released by the Yongzheng Emperor. He died in the following year.