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Introduction
Yang Shen was Yunnan's most famous literary figure of his day and is also one of the Ming Daisan's heights. He came from a renowned family of scholar officials and showed amazing promise, just like his contemporary Wang Yang Ming. At first, Yang Shen was filled with despair and dreaded being in such a far-off, mosquito-infested place as Yunnan. The long-running Xia Jin emperor outlived Yang Shen, so there was no reprieve waiting for him from the succeeding emperor. We can see his appreciation for the best that Yunnan had to offer.