Yuan Zhongdao

Yuan Zhongdao (Chinese: 袁中道; 1570–1624), courtesy name Xiaoxiu (小修) or Shaoxiu (少修), art name Chaizi Jushi (柴紫居士), was a Chinese poet, essayist, travel diarist, and official of the Ming dynasty. He was born in Gong'an, Huguang.