郑綮

Zheng Qi is an author whose life, dates of birth and death, and native place can no longer be reliably established, and available public information is limited. Extant bibliographic records list two works under his name, the representative one being Kai Tian Chuan Xin Ji (A Record of Trustworthy Tales from the Kaiyuan and Tianbao Eras). This book belongs to the category of miscellaneous notes and anecdotes, dealing largely with court and popular reports, rumors, and curious incidents from the Kaiyuan and Tianbao periods of the Tang dynasty. Its style is concise, blending anecdotal lore with historical material. In traditional cataloging, Zheng Qi's works are often placed among classic works and philosophical readings, suggesting that his accounts were valued not merely as casual talk but for what they reveal about social customs and intellectual attitudes. Because records are scarce, a full picture of his writing and life remains unavailable, and study relies mainly on the texts themselves.