author
Hongmo Chen
1474–1555
A Ming dynasty official and writer, he left behind lively historical works that mix political observation with stories from public life. His books are still read as windows into the culture and government of his time.
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治世餘聞
by Hongmo Chen
About the author
Born in 1474 in Wuling, in present-day Hunan, he was a Ming dynasty official as well as a writer. Sources identify him as Chen Hongmo, courtesy name Zongyu, with the literary style name Gaowuzi.
He earned the jinshi degree in 1496 and later rose to high office, serving into the Jiajing era and reaching the post of Vice Minister of War. Alongside his government career, he wrote historical works including Jishi jiwen and Zhishi yuwen.
Those books helped preserve anecdotes, observations, and political memory from the Ming world. That mix of official experience and storytelling gives his writing much of its lasting interest today.