Ji Kang 嵇康 (223–262 CE), whose original surname was Xi 奚 and whose style name was Shuye 叔夜, hailed from Zhi 銍 county in the principality of Qiao 譙 (present-day Anhui 安徽 province). Prior to moving to Qiao, the Ji family lived in Kuaiji 會稽 (also pronounced Guiji) county. Regarding his life history, the oldest historical account is the following passage from the Sanguo zhi 三国志: At that time there was also Ji Kang from Qiao. The style of his writing was vigorous yet elegant, and he was fond of discussing the works of Laozi and Zhuangzi. He loved the extraordinary but he had a fearless character. During the Jingyuan period (260–263 CE), he became entangled in a certain affair and was executed.