Tomb of Feng Ban

Tomb of Feng Ban

The Tomb of Feng Ban is a cultural tourism attraction.

The Tomb of Feng Ban is located at the foot of Yushan Mountain, on the front side of the tomb path of Zhongyong, and behind the former Jingdao Hall. It was once designated as a provincial-level cultural heritage site. Currently, only the stone memorial archway inscribed with “Gazing Up at Lofty Ideals” remains.

Feng Ban (1602–1671), a renowned poet and poetry theorist of the Qing Dynasty, also known as Dingyuan and in his later years as the Old Man Chunya. In his youth, he was as famous as his elder brother Shu, and the two were collectively referred to as the “Two Fengs of Haiyu.” He was a disciple of Qian Qianyi and one of the inheritors of the Yushan Poetry School.

Feng Ban (1602–1671), a poet of the Qing Dynasty. Also known as Dingyuan, and in his later years as the Old Man Dunyin. He was from Changshu, Jiangsu. A student during the late Ming period, in his youth he was as famous as his elder brother Feng Shu, and the two were known as the “Two Fengs of Haiyu.” He did not serve in office after the fall of the Ming. Feng Ban was a disciple of Qian Qianyi and was considered one of the inheritors of the Yushan Poetry School. In his poetics, he opposed the theory of “sudden enlightenment” put forward in Yan Yu’s Song Dynasty work *Canglang Poetry Talks*, considering it seemingly profound but actually misleading (*Yanshi Jiuliu*). He advocated that poetry should express genuine emotion, though ultimately he still emphasized the virtue of “gentleness and sincerity.” He also promoted the value of learning from ancient models. Those who failed to learn well from antiquity, he argued, focused not on the moral messages or critiques in the works of the ancients but rather on their prosody and stylistic mannerisms, resulting in mere imitation… More details about Feng Ban ++