Chen Baisha
Chen • Illustration — Chen Baisha's portrait (Guangdong Museum) Chen Baisha (Cantonese Jyutping: Chan4 baak6 saa1; Chinese traditional: 陳白沙／陳獻章)(1428–1500) was a Cantonese Confucian scholar, poet, and calligrapher during the Ming dynasty. He was born in Xinhui and was considered to be the first scholar to come out from Xinhui and Guangdong. In 1466, at the age of thirty-nine, Chen travelled to Beijing and re-entered the National Academy.
Also recorded as Gongfu · Chen Xianzhang · Shizhai · Wengong
Chen Baisha
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- Born
- 1428 · Jiangmen.
- Died
- 1500
- Nationality
- Ming dynasty
- Occupation
- philosopher · calligrapher · painter · poet
- Fields
- semi-cursive script · Chinese cursive script
- Languages
- Classical Chinese · Old Mandarin
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Chen • Illustration — Chen Baisha's portrait (Guangdong Museum) Chen Baisha (Cantonese Jyutping: Chan4 baak6 saa1; Chinese traditional: 陳白沙／陳獻章)(1428–1500) was a Cantonese Confucian scholar, poet, and calligrapher during the Ming dynasty. He was born in Xinhui and was considered to be the first scholar to come out from Xinhui and Guangdong. In 1466, at the age of thirty-nine, Chen travelled to Beijing and re-entered the National Academy.
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He was praised by Xing Rang and started a new trend of teaching. When Chen Baisha died in 1500, he left behind a distinguished line of students, many of whom by then were holding high office. Among them, Liang Chu and Zhan Ruoshui were senior officials, and Huang Zuo, besides being a senior official.
The authorities additionally record the headings Gongfu, Chen Xianzhang, Shizhai, Wengong and Baisha Xiansheng. His recorded languages were Classical Chinese and Old Mandarin. His recorded confession was Confucianism.
Chen Baisha (1428–1500) is one of China's most famous Confucian scholars, poets, and calligraphers, during the Ming Dynasty.
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1428
Chen Baisha born at Jiangmen.
1500
Chen Baisha died.
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