Yang Wanli (1124-1206), courtesy name Tingxiu, pseudonym Chengzhai, posthumous name Wenjie, was born in Xintang Village, Huangqiao Township, Jishui County, and was a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. He lived in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty when the nation was in danger of extinction. After passing the imperial examination, he served as an official in the local and imperial court for more than 30 years. He was honest and upright, patriotic and loved the people. He always insisted on fighting against the Jin Dynasty that occupied the northern territory, never forgot to wash away the national humiliation, and actively made suggestions for the anti-Jin cause. His political commentary "Thousand Thoughts" bluntly criticized the incompetence of the imperial court and put forward the policy and strategy of rejuvenating the country. However, reality always disappointed him. Because he opposed the power to exploit the people, he was framed. After retiring and returning home, he lived in seclusion for 15 years, devoted himself to studying and writing poems. In his poems, he expressed his praise for the natural beauty, sympathy for the hard-working people, worries about the motherland, and the pursuit of a happy future. He wrote more than 20,000 poems in his life, most of which were lost, leaving only more than 4,000 poems. He is one of the most prolific poets in the history of Chinese literature. In poetry creation, he was unwilling to follow others and created the "Chengzhai style". His poetry style was fresh and natural, which had a great impact on the development history of Chinese poetry and was praised as the "poetry overlord" who changed the style of poetry. His poems such as "The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it", "The lotus leaves are endless and green, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun", etc., are still popular today and are deeply loved by people. In recent years, through the unremitting efforts of cultural workers in Jishui County, more stories about Yang Wanli in his hometown Jishui have been collected, such as "The Settlement of Horses in the Field", "The Birth of the Heavenly Horse", "The Trial of the Vase", "Children and Poems", "Burning Clothes", "Hometown Meat", "Poems and Bridges", "Feeding Mosquitoes with Bare Shirt", "Refusing to Write a "Record"", etc. More than 70 articles. In 2008, Jishui County held a series of cultural activities for the 880th anniversary of Yang Wanli's birth, including the Yang Wanli Story Speech Competition and the Yang Wanli Poetry Recitation Competition, which had a wide impact. Yang Wanli (1127-1206) Yang Wanli (1127-1206) was a Han Chinese from Jiangyou. He was born in Jishui, Jizhou (now in Jiangxi). In the 24th year (1154), he was awarded the title of Canjun of Ganzhou Sihu and later transferred to Lingling. In the 11th year (1184), he was summoned to be a Yuwenlang of the Ministry of Personnel. He served successively as a censor of the Privy Council, Langzhong of the Right and Left Secretariats of the Ministry of Shangshu, and Shaojian of the Ministry of Secrets. He died in the second year of Kaixi at the age of 80 and was posthumously named Wenjie. His representative works include "Four Quatrains on the First Entry into the Huaihe River", "Looking Far Away from the Yangtze Bridge on a Boat", "Crossing the Yangtze River", "Seeing Off Lin Zifang at Dawn from Jingci Temple", etc. Yang Wanli was an honest official who did not disturb the people or covet money. When the term of office of the Deputy Commissioner of Transportation of Jiangdong expires, there should be surplus...more>>>Yang Wanli (1127-1206)Yang Wanli (1127-1206) was named Tingxiu and alias Chengzhai. He was a Han Chinese from Jiangyou. He was born in Jishui, Jizhou (now in Jiangxi). In the 24th year (1154), he was a Jinshi and was appointed as a military officer of Ganzhou Sihu. He was transferred to Lingling. In the 11th year (1184), he was summoned to be a deputy minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He served successively as a censor of the Privy Council, a doctor of the right and left secretaries of the Ministry of Personnel, and a junior supervisor of the Ministry of Secrets. He died in the second year of Kaixi at the age of 80 and was posthumously named Wenjie. Representative works: "Four Quatrains on the First Entry into the Huaihe River", "Looking Far Away from the Yangtze Bridge on a Boat", "Crossing the Yangtze River", "Seeing off Lin Zifang at Dawn from Jingci Temple", etc. Yang Wanli was an honest official who did not disturb the people or covet money. When the term of office of the Deputy Envoy of Jiangdong Transportation expires, there should be more...more>>>Yang Wanli (1127-1206) was named Tingxiu and alias Chengzhai. He was a Han Chinese from Jiangyou. He was born in Jishui, Jizhou (now in Jiangxi). In the 24th year (1154), he became a Jinshi and was appointed as a military officer of Ganzhou Sihu. He was later transferred to Lingling. In the 11th year (1184), he was summoned to be a deputy minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He served successively as an inspector of the Privy Council, the right and left minister of the Shangshu, and the junior supervisor of the Secretary. He died in the second year of Kaixi at the age of 80 and was posthumously named Wenjie. Representative works: "Four Quatrains on the First Entry into the Huaihe River", "Looking Far Away from the Yangtze Bridge on a Boat", "Crossing the Yangtze River", "Seeing Lin Zifang Off from Jingci Temple at Dawn", etc. Yang Wanli was an honest official who did not disturb the people and was not greedy for money and property. When the term of office of the Deputy Envoy of Jiangdong Transportation expires, there should be more...more>>>