Zeng Gong's prose is famous for being plain and rigorous.
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Often called the most 'understated' of the Eight Great Masters - overshadowed in fame by Su Shi or Wang Anshi, but praised for the disciplined clarity of his prose. He was Ouyang Xiu's protégé and helped compile imperial historical records.
Eight master prose writers - Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Su Xun, Su Shi, Su Zhe, Wang Anshi and Zeng Gong - whose essays became the classical-prose canon.
