Zha Weiren was a literatus of the Qing dynasty. Publicly available information about his life, including his dates of birth and death, is limited; what can be confirmed is his association with the poetry anthology Miaohao Ci (Juemiao Haoci). The work belongs to the category of classical poetry and is an influential anthology of ci, collecting poems from various periods and reflecting the compiler's aesthetic preferences. Zha Weiren's work on this anthology has made it easier for later readers to understand the origins and development of the ci form and to appreciate famous works by major poets, leaving its mark on the transmission of ci scholarship and the organization of texts. Due to the scarcity of historical records, his native place, official career, social circle, and the full scope of his writings cannot be described in detail and should not be conjectured. Overall, Zha Weiren's literary identity is known mainly through Miaohao Ci, and his contribution should be understood within the tradition of compiling classical poetry anthologies and transmitting ci scholarship.
