Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng

1530–1600

1 standalone book

Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng is the pseudonym of the unknown author of the Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei, written during the Ming dynasty. The pseudonym means "the laughing scholar of Lanling," a place in Shandong. The name Xu Wei (1520-1593) has been linked to the novel's creation. The earliest copies were handwritten manuscripts in baihua, a colloquial form of Mandarin, and the first printed edition dates from 1610.

Born

1530