Author of Vincent Sucha.

Shen Kuo (A.D. 103 1 ~ 1095) was born in Qiantang County, Hangzhou (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) in the Northern Song Dynasty, and was a Han nationality. 1 year-old, moved south to Wuyishan and Jianyang in Fujian, and then lived in Youxi in Fujian. A.D. 1063 (the eighth year of Injong Jiayou) was a scholar. Zong Shen participated in Wang Anshi's political reform. A.D. 1072 (five years of Xining), he was promoted to the position of secretary, and went to Zhejiang to inspect water conservancy and officers the following year. A.D. 1075 (the eighth year of Xining) sent an envoy to Liao to refute Liao's land claim. The following year, he served as a bachelor of Hanlin, and made the third secretary right, rectifying Shaanxi salt policy. Later, Yanzhou (now Yan 'an, Shaanxi) was famous for strengthening its defense against Xixia. 1082 (the fifth year of Yuanfeng), Song Jun was defeated by Xixia in the battle of Yongle City and was demoted. In his later years, he wrote Meng Qian Bi Tan in Meng Xi Park, Zhenjiang.