active 4th century Jia Wang

A writer active in the 4th century, Jia Wang is identified in Chinese sources as Wang Jia, courtesy name Zinian. He is associated with Longxi and is traditionally credited with the Shiyi Ji (Records of Gleaned Matters), a collection of anecdotes and marvel tales.

The Shiyi Ji is known for its vivid accounts of early Chinese rulers, legendary events, unusual creatures, and fantastic places. Rather than reading like straightforward history, it moves between lore, storytelling, and learned compilation, which gives it a distinctive place in early Chinese literature.

Many basic biographical details about him are hard to confirm from the sources I found in this session, so it is safest to remember him mainly through his surviving reputation as the author of an influential miscellany of mythic and historical traditions.