a major Chinese literati of Qing Dynasty. He was regarded as the Hegel (Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel) of the East. The book, The Record of Xing Hua remains the primary source of bibliographical material on Liu Xizai. Liu Xizai was born in Xinghua. When he was ten years old, his father died. Several years later, his mother also died. The young Xizai read extensively and engaged in studying. He finished his autobiography when he was very old. In 1881, he died at the age of 69. Most of his works focus on criticizing literature. They are considered important to the development of Chinese culture.
