A native of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, he was the most famous figure of the Yongjia School, a neo-Confucianism School composed mostly of philosophers from Wenzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang province.
From Wenzhou, Zhejiang, he hailed as the most renowned member of the Yongjia School, a neo-Confucianism school predominantly comprised of philosophers hailing from Wenzhou Prefecture in Zhejiang province.