# Zhong Xing

> Zhong Xing (鐘惺/钟惺，1574-1625) was a late-Ming scholar. "He never rose beyond a minor official position but was a best-selling critic of poetry." He became the founder of the Jingling school of poetry, which valued originality over imitation.

*Ming dynasty politician*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/zhong-xing

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1574
- **Died:** 1624
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Čung Sing](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cung_Sing)
- [Zhong Xing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhong_Xing)
- [종성 (시인)](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A2%85%EC%84%B1_(%EC%8B%9C%EC%9D%B8))
- [鍾惺](https://zh_classical.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8D%BE%E6%83%BA)
- [鍾惺](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%8D%BE%E6%83%BA)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15918220)

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