About the author

Public information about Bi Jiazhen is limited, and only one work by this author is currently known: Ink Plum (Mo Mei). On the available evidence, the work is classified as a classic, and its subject centers on the plum blossom. In Chinese culture the plum is often associated with purity and steadfast character, and it has long been a recurring subject in poetry, prose, and painting. Ink Plum therefore likely continues this tradition, using the plum as a vehicle for meaning and establishing a connection between the observed object and the writer's inner disposition. Because the available records contain no further details about the author's life, identity, or writing background, it is not possible to confirm nationality, dates of birth and death, or period of composition, and no speculation about personal experience is appropriate. For readers who wish to learn about Bi Jiazhen, the most reliable approach remains reading Ink Plum itself and considering the author's concerns through its choice of subject, language, and emotional expression. Given the limited material, this note can serve only as a preliminary reference and may be supplemented or revised if new public information becomes available.

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Publishers

Jiangsu People's Publishing House