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Ji Xiao lan
Ji Xiao lan (Chinese: 紀晓岚;born Ji Yun; (Chinese:纪昀),1724 - 1805) was a well-known figure in Qing dynasty and many anecdotes have recorded about him. Ji Xiaolan left behind a book entitled Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes, and another book named Wenda Gong Yiji (Collected Works of Lord Wenda, i.e. Ji Xiaolan) was sorted out by later generations.

Background History
Ji xiao lan was born in Xian County of Hebei Province. His Father, Ji Rong Su was once a minister and was famous for being a archaeologist. Ji xiao lan was deem gifted since he was young and

官宦人家出身，父亲纪容舒是著名的考据学家，做过京官. 紀昀自幼聪颖过人，有“神童”之称.

清乾隆十二年（1747年）乡试解元，乾隆十九年（1754年）中进士，入选翰林院庶吉士. 散馆授编修，迁左春坊左庶子. 京察后，授贵州都匀府知府. 因高宗赏识其学问，加四品衔，留任庶子. 不久，升翰林院侍读学士.

Ji Xiaolan left behind a book entitled Yuewei Thatched Cottage Notes, and another book named Wenda Gong Yiji (Collected Works of Lord Wenda, i.e. Ji Xiaolan) was sorted out by later generations.

During the nineteenth year of Emperor Qianlong's reign, Ji Xiaolan became a successful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination. He became Minister of Rites later. Ji Xiaolan was appreciated by Emperor Qianlong for his erudition, and was appointed to preside over the compilation of Si Ku Quan Shu (Complete Works of the Four Categories).

Characteristics
Ji Yun, who is perhaps better known with his sobriquets as Ji Xiaolan 紀曉嵐 or Ji Chunfan 紀春帆, is a major figure in Qing cultural history and many anecdotes are recorded about him. These tales often feature ghosts and were almost certainly spawned by the fact that late in life he was inspired by Pu Songling's Liaozhai zhiyi (Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, see John Minford's 'Books Hidden Away' in New Scholarship in this issue) to compile his own collections of remarkable tales, many of which were held to be satirical portraits of prominent Neo-Confucian scholars.

Ji published five collections of supernatural tales between 1789 and 1798, and in 1800 the five volumes were produced under the collective title Yuewei caotang biji (Jottings from the grass hut for examining minutiae), an obscure title for an otherwise earthy and enjoyable collection of imaginative fiction. But he is better known for what was the magnum opus of Qing editorial achievement, Siku quanshu (The Complete Library in Four Branches). From 1773 onwards, Ji Yun edited this massive work together with Lu Xixiong, in compliance with an imperial edict issued by the Qianlong Emperor.