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"Cheng Gai", whose courtesy name was Zhengbo, was from Meishan (now part of Sichuan). Su Shi is the grandson of Cheng Zhicai (also known as Zhengfu). In the thirteenth year of Chunxi (1186), he visite...► View More
Zhu Dunru (1081-1159), named Xizhen, was from Luoyang. He served as a doctor in the Ministry of War, general magistrate and secretary of Lin‘an Prefecture, and a foreign official in the capital. He wa...► View More
Fan Chengda (1126-1193), whose courtesy name was Zhineng, was known as Shihu layman. Han nationality, from Wuxian County, Pingjiang (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). Poet of the Southern Song Dynasty. P...► View More
Introduction Wang Zhihuan was a famous poet during the Tang Dynasty. He was well-known for his classic poem "Ascend the Stork Tower" and became a household name. There is not much information about W...► View More
Ma Dai (799-869), courtesy name Yuchen, was born in Quyang, Dingzhou, Tang Dynasty (now Donghai County, Jiangsu Province). A famous poet in the late Tang Dynasty. ► View More
Zhang Xiaoxiang (1132-1169), whose courtesy name was Anguo and whose name was Yuhu Jushi, was of Han nationality and a native of Jianzhou (now part of Sichuan). He was born in Yin County, Mingzhou. So...► View More
Gu Kuang (date of birth and death unknown), also known as Bu Weng, also known as Huayang Zhenyi (some say Huayang Zhenyin). In his later years, he called himself Bei Weng, Han nationality, and a nativ...► View More
Li Yi (approximately 750-approximately 830), a poet of the Tang Dynasty, whose courtesy name was Junyu, was originally from Guzang, Liangzhou (now Liangzhou District, Wuwei City, Gansu), and later mov...► View More
Liu Yiqing (403-444) was a Han nationality and a native of Pengcheng (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu). Ji Bo, a writer in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. He had outstanding talents since childhood and loved...► View More