ʃˈaʊ wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ əvə ɡɹˈuːp ʌv θˈɪŋkɚz hˌuː ɡˈæðɚd ɪn lˈɔɪæŋ təwˈɔːɹd ðə lˈæst θɹˈiː dˈɛkeɪdz ʌvðɪ ɪlˈɛvənθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi.
Shao was a member of a group of thinkers who gathered in Luoyang toward the last three decades of the 11th century.