Chen Ziang

Chen Zi'ang (approximately 661 AD to 702 AD), a litterateur in the Tang Dynasty, was one of the revolutionary figures in poetry and literature in the early Tang Dynasty. The courtesy name is Boyu, Han nationality, and a native of Shehong, Zizhou (now part of Sichuan). Because he served as You Shiyi, later generations called him Chen Shiyi. He was a Jinshi in Guangzhai and served as an official in Lintai, Zhengzi and Youshiyi of Wu Zetian Dynasty. After he was dismissed and returned home, he was harmed by others and died of sorrow and anger. There are more than 100 poems in existence, among which the most representative ones are 38 poems "Feeling Encountered", 7 poems "Jiqiu Viewing the Ancients and Gifting to Master Lu for Collection" and "Dengyouzhou Taige".