Xu Wei (1521-1593), Han nationality, was born in Shanyin, Shaoxing Prefecture (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). The original name was Wenqing, later changed to Wenchang, and his nicknames were Tianchishanren, Tianshuiyue, Tiandanshui, Qingteng Laoren, Qingteng Taoist, Qingteng layman, Tianchi Yuyin, Jinlei, Jinhuishanren, Shanyin Buyi, Baiyushanren, Elbishannon and other nicknames. Chinese writer, calligrapher, painter, and military strategist in the Ming Dynasty. Stories and legends about him are also widely circulated among the people, about how smart he was when he was young and how he later played tricks on officials.
