Liu Zhangqing
Liu Zhangqing (Wade–Giles: Liu Chang-ch'ing; ca. 709–785), often read and Romanized as Liu Changqing, courtesy name Wenfang (文房), was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty. Eleven of his poems are included in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.
Also recorded as Wenfang · Liu Changqing · Liu Chang-Ching
Liu Zhangqing
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- Born
- 710. · Luoyang.
- Died
- 785.
- Nationality
- Tang dynasty.
- Occupation
- poet, writer and official.
- Known for
- 劉隨州集.
- Languages
- Classical Chinese.
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Biography
Different sources place the year of Liu Zhangqing's birth as early as 709 and as late as 726. He came from the city of Xuancheng. Although his ancestral hometown was Hejian, he spent most of his youth in Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Tang dynasty. Liu obtained his Jinshi title around 750s. In 780, he was appointed governor of Suizhou in Henan province. Because of this, his contemporaries often referred to him as Liu Suizhou. Like his birth, the year of his death is uncertain. One source says he died around 786.
Poetry
Poetry
During his lifetime, Liu's poems did not receive much praise, although he was one of the representative poets during the reign of Emperor Dezong. Later generations, however, have acknowledged his skill as a poet. Liu was especially skillful in writing of poems with 5 characters. An example:
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710
Liu Zhangqing born at Luoyang.
785
Liu Zhangqing died.
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- 1.Raft, Zeb. Two Words, and Two Kinds of Poetry, in the Work of Liu Zhangqing. Archiv orientální. 2019.
- 2.Cheung, Hin-yuen. A study of Liu Zhangqing (726-788). HKU Theses Online. 2002. 10.5353/th_b4457001.
- 3.Raft, Zeb. Translation as a Means to the Discovery of Poetic Argumentation: An Experiment with the Tang Poet Liu Zhangqing. Journal of Oriental Studies. 2016.
- 4.Watson, 117
- 5.《唐诗大辞典修订本》
- 6.《中国历代人名大辞典》
- 7.《唐诗大辞典》
- 8.Bynner. An anthology of 320 poems. Discover Chinese poetry in its golden age and some of the greatest Chinese poets.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Watson, Burton (1971). CHINESE LYRICISM: Shih Poetry from the Second to the Twelfth Century. New York: Columbia University Press.
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