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active 17th century Qingxidaoren

A little-known 17th-century Chinese novelist remembered under the pen name Qingxidaoren, this writer is linked with imaginative, morally charged fiction that blends spiritual ideas with lively storytelling. Modern library records and ebook catalogs also connect the name with aliases including Fang Lüxian and Fang Ju-hao.

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東度記

東度記

by active 17th century Qingxidaoren

About the author

Qingxidaoren was a Chinese author active in the 17th century, known today mainly through later library catalogs and digital editions rather than a well-documented personal biography. Sources consistently treat Qingxidaoren as a pen name, and some catalogs connect that name with the aliases Fang Lüxian and Fang Ju-hao.

Works attributed to Qingxidaoren include Dongdu ji (東度記), and catalog records also associate the name with novels such as Chan zhen yi shi and Dong you ji. The surviving descriptions of Dongdu ji present it as a philosophical and allegorical novel, mixing moral reflection, religious themes, and narrative adventure.

Because reliable biographical details are scarce, much about the person behind the name remains uncertain. What does stand out is the lasting afterlife of these works: they have been preserved in major library catalogs and in modern digital collections, keeping Qingxidaoren visible as part of the rich tradition of late imperial Chinese fiction.