Gong Zizhen, whose courtesy name was Zhuan and whose name was Ding'an, was from Renhe. He was a thinker, writer and pioneer of reformism in the Qing Dynasty. His poems have a variety of themes and are full of profound insights into society and expectations for the future. For example, "The Story of the Sick Plum Pavilion" uses plums as metaphors to criticize feudal shackles.
