chí 池

Chi Shengchun: courtesy name Jianzhi. He was from Chuxiong during the Qing Dynasty. He was a Jinshi (a successful candidate in the highest imperial examination) during the Daoguang period and served as the Supervisor of the Imperial College. He was generous and his words and deeds conformed to etiquette, with honesty as his principle. He was good at calligraphy. He authored works such as *Diary of a Journey to Qin*, *Records of the Imperial Office*, and *Remaining Manuscripts of Poems and Prose*. Migration and Distribution: The Chi clan, originating from the Central Plains region, had spread far and wide over a long period. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, a large number of them appeared in the southernmost regions such as Fujian, Guangdong, and Yunnan.