It was said that Jing Xiang, in his youth, was studious, and was particularly skillful at using knife-pens (i.e., knives that were used to carve text on bamboo).
Dikatakan bahwa Jing Xiang, di masa mudanya, rajin belajar, dan sangat terampil dalam menggunakan pena pisau (yaitu pisau yang digunakan untuk mengukir teks pada bambu).