Mingjiaozhongren

Mingjiaozhongren is the pseudonymous author traditionally connected with Haoqiu zhuan, a Chinese novel from the Qing period that is often translated into English as The Fortunate Union or The Pleasing History. Sources describe the author as known only by this pen name, so the writer's real identity has not been firmly established.

The novel is a caizi jiaren story — a tale of scholars, beauty, love, and moral character — but it also weaves in chivalry and questions of justice. That blend helped the book stand out, and it became one of the better-known works associated with late imperial Chinese popular fiction.

Part of the author's lasting interest comes from the book's wide circulation outside China. Haoqiu zhuan was translated and discussed early in the West, giving Mingjiaozhongren a small but notable place in the global history of Chinese literature, even though the person behind the name remains a mystery.