Zhao Yu

Zhao Yu

Zhao Yu (1689-1747), formerly known as dian'ang, was born in the 28th year of Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty and died in the 12th year of Emperor Qianlong of Gaozong at the age of 59.

Life of the characters

Zhao Yu, Zhu Sheng and his mother, Zhu Shi, had a taste of the prosperity of Zhuzi in the East book Hall of Kuangyuan. Yu obeys his mother's instructions. He and his younger brother Zhao Xin buy money and books. Every time they get a book, they send it to his mother. They think it's funny. They build a small mountain hall to store it. In less than 20 years, they have been in the open garden, and their collection has reached tens of thousands of volumes. He has been to Tianyi Pavilion in Ningbo, ma'i Library in Yangzhou and Wuzhuo pinghuazhai Library in Tongjun to copy and collate rare and secret books, and widely collect and purchase various books. Part of his book collection comes from the "danshengtang" of Qi biaojia in Shaoxing in the late Ming Dynasty. His mother is Qi's niece. At that time, Wu Zhuo of Qiantang also had a good collection of books. When he got a different book, Yu would collate it and postscript it. As a result of his efforts, xiaoshantang's collection of books can be compared with that of the Secretary province. Before the Ming Dynasty, there were more than 1000 kinds of local chronicles. Therefore, it has a great reputation, which is called "a large number of East-West documents in Zhejiang". If you are hospitable, you should be treated with courtesy. In the first year of Qianlong's reign (1736 A.D.), he and his younger brother took the subject of "erudite Hongci". After that, Li Fu wanted to stay with Yu to revise "three rites" and return home with his mother's words. The spring grass garden is built, the rocks are stacked and the springs are dredged. The scenery is quiet and elegant. It has the advantage of the pool and the hall. It has no intention of fame. It is here to read and entertain itself, or to sing in harmony with other famous people. Yu and his brother Xin wrote poems together, often in harmony with li e, hang Shijun and Quan Zuwang. He and Shen Jiazhe, his younger brother Zhao Xin, etc. once wrote a hundred miscellaneous poems of the Southern Song Dynasty, which were called "two forests" by the sea. He has 16 volumes of collection of AI RI Tang and biographies of Qing history.

Relative members

Younger brother: Zhao Xin (1701 -?) It was named Chenyuan, Yilin, and also liked to collect books. It was as famous as Gulin, and was called "Erlin" at that time.

Historical records

The book collector of China: Zhao Yu, county Zhu Sheng, in the first year of Qianlong (1736), he recommended the examination and study of the ci poetry. Li Fuyu left him to study "three rites". He used his mother to thank him, built the "spring grass garden" villa, built "Xiaoshan hall" and other Tibetan books, and collected tens of thousands of volumes. After the Shanyin Qilian collection was scattered, the essence was attributed to Huang Zongxi, the rest was attributed to him, and another room was named "garden". Hide. He also bought books from various collectors in Jiangnan, such as Chen's Shishan hall. He was friendly with Wu Zhuo and Wang Xian. He copied books from each other and borrowed books from each other. He and his younger brother Zhao Xin were both good at collation, and each time they got a different book, they copied and saved it and wrote postscripts for it. Quan Zuwang's works include xiaoshantang's Qi's posthumous notes and xiaoshantang's collection of books. He describes the origin and dispersion of his collection with touching narration, saying that "Renhe Zhao Zhengjun's Gulin is the richest book collection in central Zhejiang". He also records that he is willing to read his books with others, "scholars of classmates, rain gathering in Li, night lighting, reading in his home, Gulin's clothing and food for encouragement", "Gulin's 30 years" The strength of the library, the rise and with it (refers to Qi's Dansheng Hall) In less than 20 years, the valley, forest, dew and snow were purchased, and the xiaoshantang became prosperous. Therefore, it became a large number of East-West documents in Zhejiang Province. He often watched books with li e, hang Shijun, Quan Zuwang and Wu Zhuo. He has compiled two volumes of xiaoshantang bibliography and one volume of xiaoshantang bibliography, which describes more than 950 kinds of books. The books collected in his later years belong to Ma yueguan and Ma Yuelu brothers. With a profound literary background, he, together with Shen Jiazhe, Zhao Xin and other seven people, each wrote a hundred poems on miscellaneous events of the Southern Song Dynasty, which is praised by the literary world. His works include the collection of AI RI Tang and the song manuscript of Xiu Yan Zhai.

Chinese PinYin : Zhao Yu