Qing · Strongman

Zhang Dayi 張大義

Attested AD 1661 - AD 1722

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Dayi was a Strongman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1661 to AD 1722 康熙中
Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 505, passages 58-59

Career and standing

strongman 力士
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 59

Places and affiliations

Polity Qing 清 · Relation Lived under
Strongly inferred · Draft History of Qing 505, passages 58-59
At Jinan 濟南 · Relation Traveled from
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 59

Events and relationships

Defeated by
Martial · Combatant · With Gan Fengchi (甘鳳池) · Outcome Thumbs driven into iron wrappings; collapsed bleeding
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passages 61-62
Relation Challenger of · Person Gan Fengchi (甘鳳池)
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passages 59-60

Assessments and attributes

over eight chi tall, with tremendously powerful shins; thumbs wrapped in iron
Physical description
Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 505, passage 61

References in the histories

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 505Volume 505 Biographies 292: Yi Shu Si · 5 passages

力士張大義者慕其名，自濟南來見。 A brawler named Zhang Dayi, who admired his reputation, traveled from Jinan to meet him.

酒酣，命與鳳池角，鳳池辭，固強之。 When the wine was flowing, Dayi demanded a bout with Fengchi. Fengchi refused, but Dayi would not take no for an answer.

大義身長八尺餘，脛力強大，以鐵裹拇，騰躍若風雨之驟至。 Dayi stood more than eight chi tall, with shins of iron strength. He bound his thumbs in metal and leaped like a sudden storm.

鳳池卻立倚柱，俟其來，承以手，大義大呼僕，血滿鞾，解視，拇盡嵌鐵中。 Fengchi stepped back to lean against a pillar, waited for the rush, and caught him with his hands. Dayi cried out and collapsed; blood filled his boots. When the wrappings were removed, his thumbs were driven deep into the iron.

鳳池曰：「此勁敵，非張大義比！」 Fengchi said, "This is a real opponent — nothing like Zhang Dayi!"