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active 18th century-19th century Jingchang Yang
Known only through a surviving Chinese historical novel, this little-documented writer is associated with Guigu Siyou Zhi, a tale of strategy, rivalry, and loyalty set in the Warring States era. The record is thin, but the work has kept the name alive for modern readers of classical fiction.
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鬼谷四友志
by active 18th century-19th century Jingchang Yang
About the author
Very little reliable biographical information appears to survive about this author. Library and ebook records identify Jingchang Yang as active sometime between the 18th and 19th centuries, and also list variant forms of the name, including Tan-yu Yang and Danyou Yang.
The work most clearly connected with the author is 鬼谷四友志 (Guigu Siyou Zhi), a Chinese historical narrative. Modern catalog notes describe it as an early-19th-century novel centered on the legendary disciples of Guiguzi—Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Su Qin, and Zhang Yi—and their intertwined stories of learning, ambition, and political or military rivalry.
Because so little personal information is confirmed in the sources available here, the author is best understood through that book rather than through a detailed life story. For listeners drawn to older Chinese fiction, the surviving attribution suggests a writer working in the late imperial period and contributing to the long tradition of historical storytelling.