YangJizong,alsoknownasChengfang(astylename),wasborninYangcheng.IntheTianShunera,hesuccessfullypassedtheimperialexaminationandwasappointedasamagistrateintheMinistryofJustice.
Yang Jizong, also known as Chengfang (a style name), was born in Yangcheng. In the Tian Shun era, he successfully passed the imperial examination and was appointed as a magistrate in the Ministry of Justice.