王士性(1547一1598),字恒叔,号太初,又号元白道人,临海(今浙江临海市)人,万历丁丑(五年,1577年)进士,授礼科给事中,曾弹劾杨巍阿谀申时行,蔽塞言路(《明史》卷二一八《申时行传》);并上疏罢斥媚臣,广开言路,召还邹元标、顾宪成等东林党人(王士性《掖垣稿》卷下《题为人才难弃国是未同恳乞圣明舍短集长以广忠益以和臣衷疏》),忤旨,迁吏科给事中,出为四川参议,历太仆少卿,既而内诏,授巡抚河南都御史,例不当辞,而士性辞,嫌于沽名,改南京鸿胪寺卿,未展所蕴而卒。士性癖嗜山水,足迹几遍全国,著有《五岳游草》、《广游记》(一作《广游志》)、《广志绎》、《王恒叔近稿》(内有《掖垣稿》、《朗陵稿》、《入蜀稿》、《尺牍》、《燕市稿》,凡五种共十二卷)、《东湖志》诸书。《广游记》实即《五岳游草》末二卷 Wang Shixing (1547-1598), the word Hengshu, too early, then the number of white Taoist, Linhai (now Linhai City, Zhejiang Province), Wanli Dingchu (five years, 1577) Once impeached Yang Wei A 谀 Shen Shih line, blocking the passage (“Ming Shi” volume two hundred and eighteen “Epoch Biography”); and to dismiss flattering Chen, wide open speech, call back Zou Yuanbiao, Gu Xiancheng Donglin Party (Wang Shi The book “Tucker off” under the title entitled “Talent is difficult to abandon the country is not the same begging Shengmingshuai short leader Kwong Chung Yi-yi and Chen Chen Zhong Shu” Senate, too servant Shaoqing, and then edict, granted the governor of Henan Censor, for example, improper speech, and the scholarly speech, too sell name, change the Nanjing Hong 胪 Temple Qing, not show Yun Yun and death. Manic addiction to landscapes, footprints several times the country, with the “Wuyue tour grass”, “Guangyouji” (a “Guangyouzhi”), “Kwong Chi Yi”, “Wang Hengshu recent draft” (with “ , ”Longling Manuscript“, ”into the Shu Manuscript“, ”feet“, ”Yan draft“, where five kinds of twelve volumes), ”East Lake Chi“ books. ”Guangyou Ji“ is actually ”Wuyue tour grass" the last two volumes