Individual itineraries and the circulation of scientific and technical knowledge in East Asia (16th–20th centuries)

Birth in Damacun 大麻村, Luanzhou 灤州, Dabu 大埔, Raoping 饒平, Chaozhou 潮州

First place of provincial graduate

Metropolitan graduate 進士

Is nominated as Shijishi 庶吉士 of Hanlin Academy 翰林院

Is nominated as Jiantao 檢討 of Hanlin Academy 翰林院

Is nominated as Supervisor of examinations (Tidu xuedao 提督學道) in Zhejiang 浙江

Is nominated as Classic lecturer of Hanlin Academy (Hanlin shidu jingyan jiangguan 翰林侍讀經筵講官), officier in the department of Transmission (Tongzheng taichangqing 通政太常卿), and vice censors of the Censorate (Duchayuan fuduyushi 都察院副都御史)

Is nominated as Youtongzheng of Tongzhengsi in Nanjing (南京通政司右通政)

Writes Cheng zhai yi chao zuo yao 程齋醫抄撮要

Is nominated as Youfuduyushi of Duchayuan in Nanjing (南京都察院右副都御史) and inspector of Nanjing's Grain Reserves (督南京糧儲)

Returns to home

Writes Cheng zhai yi chao 程齋醫抄

Writes Yu hua zi 玉華子

Writes Zhi wei lu 知微錄

Writes Wu xing lun 五行論

Writes Shi ji 詩集

Writes Lei gao 類稿

Is nominated as Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites (Libu zuoshilang 禮部左侍郎) and consultant

Offers special medication to the emprore

Death in Damacun 大麻村, Luanzhou 灤州, Dabu 大埔, Raoping 饒平, Chaozhou 潮州