8.He was amanofletters and rather learned. He left behind him five or six very curious manuscripts; among others, a dissertation on this verse in Genesis, In the beginning, the spirit of God floated upon the waters.
9.As amanofletters in straits, who lived in the transitional period between Ming and Qing, he was closely connected with the environments of the then era. Influenced by the society and the concepts of his times, his romance theory and drama creation underwent great changes.