Ziyunting Pavilion was built in memory of Yang Xiong (53 BC – 18 AD), a writer, linguist and philosopher of the Western Han Dynasty. Courtesy name Ziyun, he was a native of Chengdu, Shu Commandery. During Emperor Cheng’s reign, he served as a Palace Attendant, an official who served the emperor and transmitted imperial edicts in the palace. Diligent and knowledgeable in his youth, he "read extensively and missed nothing", specializing in the Book of Changes and indulging in Laozi and Zhuangzi. Proficient in exegesis and philology, he loved fu poetry and admired Sima Xiangru, inheriting his literary style. In his early years, he wrote works such as Counter to Lament, Extending Lament, Ode to the Capital of Shu and Inscription on the Four Corners of Chengdu City. Summoned to the palace in middle age, his masterpieces including Ode to Ganquan, Ode to Hedong, Ode to the Hunt and Ode to Changyang "pushed the tradition of grand fu poetry initiated by Sima Xiangru to its peak, unmatched by later generations".

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