他是潭州临湘(今湖南长沙)人。

He was a native of Linxiang (present-day Changsha in Hunan Province).

边界方言是方言研究的难点之一，湖南、湖北、江西边界的湖南临湘，处在湘语和赣语的包围之中，临湘方言独具特色。

Linxiang dialect has its features, because Linxiang County Hunan Province is located in the border of Hunan, Hubei and Jiangxi.