About the author

Wang Ji's official career and dates of birth and death are not well documented in publicly available sources. Today only four works are known to survive under his name, including Travels Along the Yalu River, The Humble Studio Collection, and Travels in Liaodong. These works show that Wang Ji's writing was closely tied to official travels, local observations, and wide reading in the classics and histories. The two travel accounts follow itineraries and regional customs, blending travel record with notebook-style observation, while The Humble Studio Collection gathers his poetry, prose, and miscellaneous writings and shows a combination of straightforward narrative and literary appreciation. Library classifications place his works under literary appreciation, prose and miscellaneous writings, social sciences, and Eastern philosophy, reflecting that his texts record practical affairs while often engaging in discussion and learning. Wang Ji is not known for a single genre; rather, he moves between travel writing, miscellaneous notes, and poetry and prose, with a plain, direct style that records events as they come, offering reference value for understanding local society and literati writing of his time.

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Publishers

Bashu Publishing House