Yuán–Míng transitional poet and prose writer; zì Tíngchén 廷臣 / Tíngjū 廷琚, alternate single-character name Què 闕 (under which he appears in Yuán-era sources such as Táo Zōngyí 陶宗儀’s Chuògēng lù 輟耕錄). Native of Chóngdé 崇德 in Jiāxìng 嘉興 (now Tóngxiāng 桐鄉, Zhèjiāng). Studied poetry under Yáng Wéizhēn 楊維楨 but moderated his master’s eccentric Tiěyá manner in favour of mild and even diction; addressed by his pupils as Qīngjiāng xiānshēng 清江先生. Raised by the Yuán xiāngjiàn 鄉薦 at age 48 (1361/62); when Zhāng Shìchéng 張士誠 occupied Sūzhōu and summoned him repeatedly, declined and withdrew to Shūshān 殳山. Under Míng Hóngwǔ summoned to compile the Yuán shǐ 元史 (1370); appointed Guózǐjiàn zhùjiào 國子監助教; in 1375 transferred to the Zhōngjīng 中京 (Fèngyáng) auxiliary academy; retired in 1378; died at home the next year. Father of Bèi Áo 貝翱 (Chǔfǔ jìshàn 楚府紀善), who edited his collected works posthumously. His Shìdiàn jiě 釋奠解 refuting Sòng Lián’s 宋濂 proposal to enshrine ShùnYǔTāngWén as supplementary sages in the imperial colleges is preserved in his collection. Author of KR4e0022 Qīngjiāng shījí 清江詩集 (WYG) and KR4e0023 Qīngjiāng Bèi xiānshēng wénjí 清江貝先生文集 (SBCK).