One inch of time, one inch of gold" first came from the Qijue poem "White Deer Cave" written by Wang Zhenbai in the late Tang Dynasty.

"White Deer Cave"

I am already spring after reading Deep, every inch of time is worth an inch of gold. It is not the Taoist who comes to make people laugh, Zhou Qing is pursuing it. If the Taoist had not come here to make you laugh, you would still be delving into the essence and teachings of Zhou Gong Confucius.

About the author

Wang Zhenbai (875 AD - 958 AD). Year), named Youdao, named Lingxi, was born in Yongfeng, Xinzhou (now Guangfeng District, Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province). He was a famous poet in the ten countries of the late Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties. He became a Jinshi in the second year of Tang Qianning (AD 895) and became a Jinshi seven years later (AD). In 902, he was appointed as a school secretary. He sang with Luo Yin, Fang Qian and Guan Xiu, and wrote 7 volumes of "Lingxi Collection". His famous line "One inch of time is one inch of gold" is still in existence today. It is widely circulated among the people.

In his early years, Wang Zhenbai once studied in Bailu Cave under the Wulao Peak in Mount Lu, Jiangxi Province. An inch of gold; Taoists are not here to make people laugh, Zhou Qing and Kong Sizheng are pursuing it. "The poem "White Deer Cave" is a time-cherishing poem written by Wang Zhenbai when he was studying. It is a portrayal of his reading life.

The second year of Qianning (895 AD) , Wang Zhenbai participated in the imperial examination and passed the imperial examination. At that time, Cui Ning was selected to be a Jinshi. However, due to the turmoil in the examination, there was a lot of discussion in the market. At that time, some people thought that the examination was "strange", so they reported it to the police due to the pressure of public opinion. The imperial court then overturned the results that had been released and ordered Lu Kui, a Hanlin scholar, to conduct a re-examination in the inner hall. Four questions were asked in the inner hall.