Du Shenyan
Du Shenyan (c. 645 – 708) was a Chinese poet and politician. He was a poet of the early Tang dynasty, and one of his poems was collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.
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Du Shenyan
- Name
- Du Shenyan
- Born
- c. 645
- Birthplace
- Xiangyang, Hubei, Tang Empire
- Died
- 708 (aged c. 63)
- Place of death
- Chang'an, Shaanxi, Tang Empire
- Occupation
- Poet, politician
- Nationality
- Tang dynasty.
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• Name — Du Shenyan • Native Name — 杜審言 • Born — c. 645 • Birthplace — Xiangyang, Hubei, Tang Empire • Died — 708 (aged c. 63) • Place of death — Chang'an, Shaanxi, Tang Empire • Occupation — Poet, politician • Children — Du Xian Du Bing Du Zhuan Du Deng • Relatives — Du Fu (grandson) Du Shenyan (c. 645 – 708) was a Chinese poet and politician. He was a poet of the early Tang dynasty, and one of his poems was collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.
Documentary record
Du Shenyan lived from 645 to 708 and was a poet. The birth of Du Shenyan is recorded in 645, and the death in 708.
Biography
Biography
Du Shenyan was born around 645 and lived into his sixties. He was a poet, calligrapher (none of which is known to survive), and the grandfather of the famous poet Du Fu.
Poetry
Poetry
Du Shenyan is perhaps best known for his one poem which is included in the Three Hundred Tang Poems, translated by Witter Bynner as "On a Walk in the Early Spring Harmonizing a Poem By my Friend Lu Stationed at Changzhou". A total of forty-three of his poems survive.
Life and career
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Life and career
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645
Du Shenyan born at Xiangyang.
708
Du Shenyan died at Chang'an.
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Xiangyang.
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Chang'an.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q718118: Du Shenyan
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authority file
- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1032881682, Du, Shenyan.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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- “Du Shenyan”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Aussi appelé prénom social zi.
- 2.杜審言 (Du Shenyan). Baike.baidu. 2020.
- 3.Chinois au quotidien (每日中文). 杜审言 Du Shenyan (648-708 AD).
- 4.Jingxiong Wu. The Four Seasons of Tang Poetry. C.E. Tuttle Co, Rutland. 1972. 978-0-8048-0197-3.
- 5.Anthologie de la poésie chinoise. Gallimard. 1547. 2015.
- 6.Fu Xuanzong. 唐代诗人丛考 (Études rassemblées sur les poètes de la dynastie Tang). Zhonghua Shuju. 2003.
- 7.杜審言 (Du Shenyan). Ctext.org.
- 8.Tang Jun. 论杜审言对唐诗发展的艺术贡献 (Sur la contribution artistique de Du Shenyan au développement de la poésie Tang). Frontière. 2010.
- 9.Zhang Zhao, Jia Wei et d’autres sous les Jin postérieurs. 旧唐书 (Ancien livre des Tang). rouleau 190, biographie 140. 945.
- 10.杜审言年谱 (Chronologie de Du Shenyan). Chen Guanming. Revue d’études sur Du Fu. 2001. 69-83. 10 juin 2025.
- 11.Aussi appelé « lettré accompli »
- 12.Ouyang Xiu, Song Qi et d’autres (dynastie Song du Nord). 新唐書 (Nouveau livre des Tang). rouleau 201, biographie 126. 1060.
- 13.Les districts de Qingwei et Guowei dans la province de Hexi au Vietnam étaient autrefois appelés Fengzhou.
- 14.Geng Huiling. Les forces de sinisation du Vietnam reflétées par les inscriptions et la géographie. Centre d’enseignement général de l’université Chaoyang. 1991.
- 15.Ma Liangchun, Li Futian (dir.). 中国文学大辞典 (Grand dictionnaire de la littérature chinoise). Éditions du peuple de Tianjin. 4. 1991.
- 16.杜审言. Sohu.com. 2024.
- 17.À l’approche de sa mort, alors que Song Zhiwen, Wu Pingyi et d’autres, également académiciens, lui rendent visite, Du Shenyan dit : « Tant que j’étais là, je vous ai longtemps dominés ; maintenant je vais mourir, c’est un grand soulagement, mais je regrette seulement de ne pas voir celui qui me remplacera ! (“然吾在，久压公等，今且死，固大慰，但恨不见替人) ».
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q718118: Du ShenyanWikimedia Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1032881682, Du, Shenyan.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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