Ji Yun

Ji Xiaolan
紀曉嵐
Assistant Grand Secretary
In office
1805–1805
Minister of Rites
In office
9 October 1797 – 15 March 1805
Serving with Deming (until 1800), Dachun (1800–1802), Changlin (1802), Yongqing (1802–1803), Nayancheng (1803–1804), Linning (1804), Gūnggala (since 1804)
Preceded byJin Shisong
Succeeded byLiu Quanzhi
In office
22 September 1792 – 5 July 1796
Serving with Changqing (until 1793), Deming (since 1793)
Preceded byLiu Yong
Succeeded byJin Shisong
In office
7 March 1787 – 3 March 1791
Serving with Debao (until 1789), Changqing (since 1789)
Preceded byPeng Yuanrui
Succeeded byLiu Yong
Minister of War
In office
5 July 1796 – 13 November 1796
Serving with Qinggui
Preceded byZhu Gui
Succeeded byShen Chu
Personal details
Born26 July 1724
Xian County, Zhili, Qing China
Died14 March 1805(1805-03-14) (aged 80)
Beijing, Qing China
SpouseLady Ma (died 1795)
ChildrenJi Ruji (born 1743)
Ji Ruxi (born 1766)
Ji Ruyi (born 1784)
ParentJi Rongsu (father)
Educationjinshi degree
Posthumous nameWenda 文達
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJǐ Yún
Xiaolan
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiǎolán
Chunfan
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChūnfān
Shiyun
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinShíyún
Guanyi Daoren
Traditional Chinese道人
Simplified Chinese道人
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuānyì Dàorén

Ji Yun (simplified Chinese: 纪昀; traditional Chinese: 紀昀; pinyin: Jǐ Yún;[1] 1724–1805), also known as Ji Xiaolan (simplified Chinese: 纪晓岚; traditional Chinese: 紀曉嵐; pinyin: Jǐ Xiǎolán) or Ji Chunfan (Chinese: 紀春帆; pinyin: Jǐ Chūnfān) was a Chinese philosopher, politician, and writer. He was an influential scholar of Qing dynasty China and many anecdotes have been recorded about him. Ji Yun left behind a book entitled Notes of the Thatched Abode of Close Observations (閱微草堂筆記)[2] and another book named Wenda Gong Yiji (紀文達公遺集; "Collected Works of Lord Wenda", i.e. Ji Xiaolan), which was edited by later generations. He was often mentioned with Yuan Mei as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji" (Chinese: 南袁北紀; lit. 'Yuan of the south and Ji of the north').[3]

  1. ^ According to the Wang Li Character Dictionary of Ancient Chinese the character 紀 is given the Middle Chinese fanqie pronunciation 居里切, resulting in an expected Mandarin reading of . However, the character, when used to mean 'records; annals' has been read as (Mandarin Tone 4) since the 20th century, with (Mandarin Tone 3) given as an obsolete literary reading. As a surname, the old reading continues to be used.
  2. ^ Sun, Haichen 孙海晨, ed. (1998). Fantastic Tales By Ji Xiaolan / 纪晓岚志怪故事选 (in English and Chinese). Translated by Sun, Haichen 孙海晨. Beijing: New World Press. ISBN 7-80005-357-1.
  3. ^ 26岁官至正处级,33岁辞职做网红,这个清朝吃货不简单. APD News (in Chinese). 2017-09-26. Retrieved 2018-11-23.