Ji Han

Ji Han

Ji Han (263-306) was born in Zhuxian County of Qiaojun county (now Linhuan Town, Suixi County, Anhui Province). In the Western Jin Dynasty, he was a minister, a writer, a botanist, the grandson of Ji Xi, the governor of Xuzhou, the son of Ji fan, the prince of Xuzhou, and the nephew of Ji Kang, one of the Seven Sages of the bamboo grove.

Ji Hanju, a scholar, became a doctor at the beginning. He successively served as a soldier in the west, a doctor of Hushi, a doctor of Shangshu, a doctor of Zhonglang in Youzhou, a doctor of zhongshulang, and a governor of Xiangcheng. Attached to the Zhennan General Liu Hong, guarding Xiangyang. When Chen Min was in trouble, he served as the governor of Guangzhou. After Liu Hong died, he stayed in Jingzhou. In the first year of Guangxi, he was killed by Sima Guomai of Jingzhou at the age of 44.

Ji Han's famous works are few, including three five character poems "Climbing", "Yueqing" and "couple". There are ten volumes of Ji Hanji recorded in Sui Shu Jing Ji Zhi. He is the earliest extant local flora in China.

Life of the characters

An official family

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, great and profound changes have taken place in all aspects of Chinese society. People are still studying and commenting on some figures and their works in various fields. Ji Han is also one who should be paid attention to. Ji Han was born in an official family. Ji Han was brought up by Ji Shao. His uncle cherished, cared and cultivated him like his own children. He didn't leave his uncle until he became an official.

Don't try to be powerful

Ji Han's family has suffered many misfortunes since his ancestors. First, Ji Kangshang, the owner of Changle Pavilion in Wei Zongshi, was killed by Sima Zhao because he was related to Cao by marriage and refused to rely on Sima's regime. His son, Ji Shaohou, was the Secretary and Minister of emperor Hui of Jin Dynasty. In the first year of Yongxing (A.D. 304), there was a war within the royal family. Ji Shao followed emperor Hui to fight against the rebellious nobles in dangyin. All the bodyguards defending the emperor were defeated. Only Ji Shao protected the emperor and was killed by the rebels.

Main achievements

Ji Han's talent can be seen from his work "Southern vegetation". This book was published in the fourth year of Yongxing (AD 304) of the Western Jin Dynasty. It is more than 1700 years ago. It is one of the earliest botanical documents in ancient China. It was written and collated by him who carefully consulted the local customs wherever he went in the military. "Southern vegetation shape" is a book with clear outline and detailed analysis. In form, it is narrated separately, but the contents are different and not related to each other, so it can be divided into independent chapters. According to the order of things and the law of people's cognition, the author alternates narration and discussion in a hierarchical way, which not only makes readers understand the form and use of the tree, but also understands the philosophy contained in it. After the publication of this work, it objectively promoted the development of note literature at that time. Southern vegetation is the earliest flora in the world, which is more than 1000 years earlier than the monograph of Western botany. Therefore, it is worthy to say that Ji Han is the first botanist in the world.

Character evaluation

It is said in Ji's aristocratic family that "Ji Han is a scholar in the middle of the book. The book is full of calls, and there is no grass at the beginning." His good friend Ge Hong called him "a great tool of the generation" and "it's hard to get rid of him if he wants to have a good view of Britain". At that time, Wang Cui of Hongnong built a luxurious house, painted Zhuangzhou's portrait in the room, invited famous people, and asked Ji han to write praise articles for him. Ji Han thought that "it's not the place to carry the retired scholars into the interest hall, so it can be said that it's not the place to praise them. It can be said that it's not the place to praise them." he wrote with the help of a pen, without adding any points, and praised "no lawsuit, no grievance" In this way, he made a pungent satire on the fashion of "self reward by virtue of morality". It turned out to be a diaoyue, which said: "in such a gorgeous house, Wang Sheng is now sinking into fame and wealth, worshipping emperors and daughters, even shining three lights. In such an environment, Laozi and Zhuangzi can be said to be entrusted with something other than their own. They should be hanged rather than praised. " Wang Cui felt very ashamed after reading this article.

Anecdotes and allusions

The room of cautious death

Ji's family is famous for its literature and influenced by its scholarly family, so Ji Han's youth is fond of learning to write. In order to cultivate their own quality and maintain a modest attitude, they wrote "the door of returning to the thick" on the door of their living room, and "the room of careful ending" on the interior wall to spur themselves. After that, he finally got rid of the doctor and became an excellent scholar.

Huadiao married woman

Huadiao is the pronoun of Shaoxing wine, which is the traditional famous wine poured by the literati in the past dynasties. However, flower carving is the most distinctive local style of Shaoxing. Ji Han of Jin Dynasty was the first person to record flower carving. Ji Han recorded in "Southern vegetation shape" in detail: "there are women in the South who are several years old. They make wine in a big way. When houdongpi lake is exhausted, they put wine in the poppy, close it up and bury it in the lake. Until spring is full, there will be no recurrence. * When a female general marries, she takes wine from a pool for her guests. It's called female wine. It's delicious. " It means: when the South born her daughter was a few years old, she began to make a lot of wine. When the water in the pond dried up in winter, she sealed the jar and buried it in the pond. Even when the pond is full of water in spring, it will not be dug out. Only when the daughter gets married can the wine buried in the original pond be dug out to entertain the guests of both sides. This kind of wine is called female wine, and its taste is excellent. What Ji Han records here is the historical fact of "flower carving marrying a girl" which is the most representative of Shaoxing customs. Because, this buried in the ground of the old "female wine", because of its storage packaging for the carved painting of the wine altar, so called "flower carving". In fact, Huadiao is "the old wine of carving" or "the wine of carving". It is only because the ancients liked to put the predicate verb after it, so the name "Huadiao" has been used to this day. It can be said that Huadiao wine has become a necessary thing for a daughter's wedding feast for her relatives and friends. It reflects the civilization of ancient Yue, and also contains a deep feeling and a wish left by Ji han to mankind.

Relative members

Great ancestor: Ji Zhao, Minister of Cao Wei, and Sun family of Dongping. Grandfather: Ji Xi, governor of Taizhou, Zong Zhengqing and Xu Yang. Uncle: Ji Kang, a scattered doctor in Cao Wei Zhong, gave birth to his servant Ji Shao. His father: Ji fan, the prince of the Western Jin Dynasty. His son: Ji Han, Marquis of Yiyang.

personal works

There are twenty-five articles in the complete history of three dynasties, Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms and six dynasties. There are three poems in pre Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, southern and Northern Dynasties.

Climbing high

There are seven days in July. show the head, dilute the essence, and make the prescriptions move by themselves.

Yueqing

The strong wind returns to xunlin, and Xuanyun lifts the foundation. The morning glow burns the Qiong tree, and the evening shadow reflects the Yuzhi. Xiang Feng Xi light he, should be exposed to the Dragon fiber. A hundred valleys stand on the edge of the valley, and the big trees rise again.

The couple

I hold a hundred bridles, and my son chants and picks. I have compassion for the saints and the good looks. They cut the double silk and wrote the same work. In summer, the fan is swinging, and in winter, the carpet is lying. Hunger and root grain, thirst drink a spring. Steamed Congxin soup in the morning is fresher than in the evening. With the help of hehe, you can receive LIANLI plate. In the morning, we adopted tongbenzhi, and in the evening, we gathered parallel orchids. Hemerocallis fulva is planted in linxuan and Albizia julibrissin the atrium.

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