A Survey of WANG Peng-yun’ Family

The family Wang in Lingui had undergone five generations to WANG Peng-yun since their ancestor WANG Yun-fei migrated to Guangxi. WANG Yun-fei’s son WANG Hui and his grand son WANG Cheng-li failed to become officials because they had not returned to their home to attend imperial examination due to of financial difficulties. To the generation WANG Bi-da, they began to attend the examination as one from Lingui and the family became prosperous. After WANG Bi-da passed the provincial examination, he became an official for his military exploits and at last a high-rank officer. WANG Peng-yun’s father, WANG Bi-da, had made high achievements in poems and he left the world a poem collection. This had exerted great influence on WANG peng-yun’s life.