《旧唐书·列传·卷四十七》
最初，任司农录事，因为书法好调到凤阁。武则天时，明堂的门额、九鼎的铭文，以及各宫殿的门榜，都是钟绍京写的。
初为司农录事，以工书直凤阁，则天时明堂门额、九鼎之铭，及诸宫殿门榜，皆绍京所题。
Initially, Zhong worked as a recorder in the Department of Agriculture. Because he was skilled in calligraphy, he was later transferred to the Phoenix Tower. During Wu Zetian's reign, the plaques of the Ming Tang, the inscriptions on the nine tripods, as well as the gate signs of various palaces were written by Zhong Shaoqing.