Nanfang Shuo is the pseudonym of Wang Hsing-ching, a man who is known as "the most industrious private scholar in Taiwan." Owing to his great erudition, young people often refer to him respectfully as "master."
南方朔本名王杏慶，享有台灣最用功的「民間學者」美譽，與他熟識的年輕人因其知識淵博，習慣稱他「大師」。