Zhu Changfang, known as the Jingyi Taoist was the last Prince of Lu.
11 Facts About Zhu Changfang
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Zhu Changfang was an important member of the Imperial family of the Southern Ming dynasty during the Ming-Qing transition.
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Zhu Changfang is notable both due to his historical political role and as a creative artist.
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Zhu Changfang was the son of Zhu Yiliu and the grandson of the Longqing Emperor.
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Zhu Changfang inherited the title Prince of Lu from his father in 1618.
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When Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng rebelled against the Chongzhen Emperor, Zhu Changfang applied to the throne for permission to undertake military action against the rebels.
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Zhu Changfang was executed in 1646 in Beijing, after surrendering to the Qing dynasty along with a number of other Southern Ming princes.
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Zhu Changfang was a noted practitioner of calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting, as well as being a musician who performed on the guqin.
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Zhu Changfang made over 300 guqin, created a new type of guqin incorporating Western design elements, and developed a guqin musical style he termed the "Central Harmony".
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Zhu Changfang's calligraphy was patterned after that of Wang Xizhi, and he produced calligraphic and artistic works in several styles.
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Zhu Changfang was responsible for inscriptions at the City God Temple at Weihui and the Western Great Temple in Zhonghe, as well as many other inscriptions and scrolls, but after his death his work was largely overlooked, to the extent that one of his bronze inscriptions was listed in a Qing catalogue of antiquaries as being from the Zhou dynasty.