The Meng Jixu 孟集虚
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Meng Jixu was a native of Hangzhou in the early Yuan Dynasty.
He was not only a Taoist priest but also had a passion for literature; his poems and essays all followed refined literary rules and forms.

He once confined himself at home in the mountains nine times, staying in seclusion for as long as three years. As recorded in Notes on Jixu Academy, he built the Jixu Academy by the Tiaoxi River himself, where he collected thousands of volumes of books. He also resided, studied and exchanged ideas there with extraordinary scholars outside the mainstream academic circle.
People at that time called him "a Confucian scholar in the Taoist community".
About the Author
Paul Peng
Paul Peng is a Zhengyi Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain, Jiangxi — the ancestral home of the Celestial Masters' tradition. Ordained at 25 after a dream from the Celestial Master, he has practiced for 25 years under Master Zeng Guangliang. He is one of the curators of this store, which is officially authorized by Tianshi Fu. All items are consecrated at the temple by the resident priest team.
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