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Biography

According to History of Song, Bao Zheng was born into a scholar family in Hefei, Anhui province. At the age of 29 he passed the highest-level Imperial examination and became qualified as a Jinshi.

He was a magistrate in Bian (Kaifeng), the capital of the Song Dynasty.

After passing the imperial examination in 1027, Bao deferred embarking on his official career for a decade in order to care for his elderly parents and faithfully observe proper mourning rites after their deaths.

From 1037 until his death in 1062, Bao successively held several offices at the imperial court and in provincial locations.

While at the post in Duanzhou, renowned for its inkstones that are perfect as gifts, he discovered that previous prefects always collected more inkstones than allowed.

Bao Zheng stopped the practice and left without a single inkstone in his possession once his tenure was over.

In his lifetime, Bao was renowned for his filial piety, his stern demean