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