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active 17th century-18th century Yunyangchichidaoren

Little is known for certain about this writer beyond a pen name and an active period in the late 17th to early 18th century, which gives the work an extra air of mystery. Surviving attributions connect the name with Qing-dynasty Chinese fiction that blends storytelling with moral and social themes.

2 Audiobooks

警悟鐘

警悟鐘

by active 17th century-18th century Yunyangchichidaoren

五鳳吟

五鳳吟

by active 17th century-18th century Yunyangchichidaoren

About the author

Yunyangchichidaoren appears to be a pseudonymous Chinese author active around the late 17th to early 18th century. Reliable catalog records available here identify the writer mainly by that pen name, along with the Chinese forms 嗤嗤道人 and 雲陽嗤嗤道人, rather than by a confirmed personal name.

Project Gutenberg currently lists two works under this author entry: 警悟鐘 (Jing Wu Zhong) and 五鳳吟 (Wu Feng Yin). Both are classified there as Chinese fiction from the Qing dynasty, suggesting an author associated with vernacular narrative writing of that period.

Because biographical details are scarce, the author is best approached through the books themselves. That limited record is common with older pseudonymous writers, and it leaves Yunyangchichidaoren as an intriguingly shadowy figure in the history of Chinese fiction.