Career
He is also known under the courtesy name Wenliang (文量) and the pseudonym Shizhai (式斋). He earned his jinshi degree in 1466. His best-known work is Shuyuan Zaji (椒园杂记), whose title has been translated as Random jottings from bean garden, Miscellaneous notes in the bean garden, or Miscellaneous records from the bean garden.
