Ancient China · Named Individual

Zhong Kui 鐘馗

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

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Zhong Kui was a Named Individual.

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legendary antiquity
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 156

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 67Volume 67: Hereditary House of Wuyue · 1 passage

歲除，畫工獻《鐘馗擊鬼圖》，倧以詩題圖上，進思見之大悟，知倧將殺己。 At year's end a painter presented "Zhong Kui Beating Demons." Zong inscribed a poem on the scroll. Jinsi read it, understood at once, and knew Zong meant to kill him.