Chu Guangxi (Chinese: 儲光羲, 706/707–760) was a Tang dynasty poet.
Chu Guangxi | |||||||
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儲光羲 | |||||||
 Chu Guangxi, painted by Kanō Tsunenobu in the 18th century. | |||||||
| Born | 706/707 | ||||||
| Died | 760 (aged 53–54) 760 (aged 52–53) Guangdong, China | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Poet, politician | ||||||
| Notable work | "Mutong Ci" "Diaoyu Wan" | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 儲光羲 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 储光羲 | ||||||
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Biography edit
Chu Guangxi was born in around 706 or 707,[a] and was originally from Yan Province (modern-day Shandong Province).[1]
In the last year of the Tianbao era he was appointed investigating censor (simplified Chinese: 监察御史; traditional Chinese: 監察御史).[1] He was implicated in the An Lushan Rebellion and exiled to Lingnan.[2]
He died in c. 760.[b]
Poetry edit
His surviving poems, such as "Mutong Ci" (牧童詞 mù tóng cí) and "Diaoyu Wan" (釣魚灣 diào yú wān), are simple, elegant and pastoral.[3]
Notes edit
References edit
Works cited edit
- "Chu Guang-xi (Cho Kōgi in Japanese)". Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten (in Japanese). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2014. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
- "Chu Guang-xi (Cho Kōgi in Japanese)". Daijirin (in Japanese). Sanseidō. 2006. Retrieved 2017-04-03.
External links edit
- Books of the Quan Tangshi that include collected poems of Chu Guangxi at the Chinese Text Project:
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