Fei Zhu

Fei, courtesy name Kezhao, was a native of Huayang (present-day Shuangliu, Chengdu) and a historian of the Yuan dynasty. Public information about his birth and death years is limited. He passed the imperial examination and served successively as an instructor at the Imperial College, a surveillance commissioner of Hanzhong, and a prefect of Chongqing, rising to the posts of clerk in the Imperial Astronomical Commission and Hanlin Academician. Four of his works survive, including Suihua Jili Pu, Shujin Pu, and Jianzhi Pu, which chiefly record the seasonal customs, brocade weaving, and papermaking of Chengdu during the Tang and Song dynasties and are important sources for the study of Sichuan's folkways and crafts. These works combine historical value with literary appreciation; their prose is concise and focused on the examination of objects and customs, and they are often mentioned under Eastern philosophy and classic works.