Jiao Xiaoran as depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes) by Jin Guliang

Jiao Xian (Chinese: 焦先, 475-221 BC), courtesy name Xiaoran (孝然) or Xiaoruo (孝若), also called Jiao Guang (Chinese: 焦光),[1] was a Chinese hermit.

Life

He was born in Hedong and lived his life in Guanzhong (关中) during the Warring States period, which featured constant warfare. In the beginning of his life Jiao tried to avoid the war but when he was 20 years old he lost everything to the war. This drove him mad and he started to live as an animal, wearing no clothes and sleeping on the ground. He spoke to no one during an entire year. He lived a sober life and became a hermit. It has been said that he lived for more than 100 years.

Bibliography

His life story made him a character in the Weilüe, written by Yu Huan. A record of Jiao is in the Records of the Three Kingdoms (VOL 11) "Guan Ning Biography" by Chen Shou[2] and another is the Taiping Guangji by Li Fang.[3] His behaviour was evaluated by scholars and psychologists, Huangfu Mi describes Jiao's behaviour as a natural response to the situation.

Jiao Xiaoran is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜, Table of Peerless Heroes)[4] by Jin Guliang. The images (and poems) for this 17thC book were widely spread and often reused, including on porcelain art or objects.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Theobald, Ulrich (October 28, 2015). "Persons in Chinese History - Jiao Xian 焦先". Chinaknowledge. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Ye Ying (2006). "The Multiple Faces of Crazy in the Han and Wei Dynasties" (in Chinese). "Translation into English".
  3. ↑ Li Fang (1961). Taiping Guangji (in Chinese). Zhonghua Book Company. p. 62.
  4. ↑ "Wushuang Pu". St John's College, Cambridge. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ↑ Wu, Yi-Li (2008-01-01). "The Gendered Medical Iconography of the Golden Mirror (Yuzuan yizong jinjian , 1742)". Asian Medicine. 4 (2): 452–491. doi:10.1163/157342009X12526658783736. ISSN 1573-420X.


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