Ren Fang Study

Ren Fang, an officer during the dynasties of Song, Qi and Liang, used to be very clever and diligent, and got respected by contemporary famous scholars such as Chu Yuan, Liu Bing, etc. In the Qi Dynasty, he got promoted by Wang Jian, who approved of him so much, and then became an officer subordinate to the King Jingling, Xiao Ziliang, as one of the Eight Friends of Jingling. In the Liang Dynasty, he worked successively in national personnel department, supervisory department and national library. Additionally he once held the post of president of two religions.In literature, Ren Fang was as well-known as Shen Yue, a leader in writing, which used to be famous as 'Ren's official document and Shen's poems'. Ren Fang was good at drawing up official document, and as a result, all the lords or officers often asked for his help. His works of poems, assessed as 'middle class' by Zhong Rong and imitated by many writers, have a enormous influence. Selected Works selected his 19 pieces of works, whose number was laid at No.6 of all, and the number of non-poem works laid at No.1.Ren Fang, one of 3 great book storers at that time, stored more than 10 thousand volumes of books. He once proofed the books of the government, and compiled the catalogues of them. Ren Fang was very friendly and giving presents to the elders. He loved to make friends and encouraged and rewarded them. As an honest and upright officer, he restrained the wicked and helped the weak, so approved by other officers and the citizens. At last, he died in his official residence, deeply regretted by citizens.Not only his behavior but also writing is the errant representative of his times. The dissertation studies Ren Fang comprehensively in 6 aspects.I. Ren Fang's life and curriculum vitae. This part is a textual research of Ren Fang's life and experience, and it talks about some relevant contents such as the year in which his parents was born and died, and in which a certain article was finished.II. Study of some relevant people. This part centralizing Ren Fang, inspects his...