A Bai ethnic from Jianchuan, Yunnan during the late Qing and early Republic of China periods, served as the Minister of Transportation and the director of Yunnan Library, dedicated to compiling Yunnan's literary materials, co-edited 'Yunnan Series' with Lu Rongchang.

A Qing Dynasty classicist, known for his works such as 'Supplementary to the Commentary on the Book of Changes' and 'Records of Han Learning Teachers in the Qing Dynasty'.

A Ming Dynasty poet from Dongguan, co-founded the Fengtai Poetry Society with He Qianyuan during the Tianshun era.