Song Wan

• Name — Song Wan • Born — 1614 • Birthplace — Laiyang, Shandong, China • Died — 1673 • Place of death — Chengdu, Sichuan, China • Blank1 — Full name • Data1 — Surname: Sòng (宋) Given name: Wǎn (琬) Courtesy name: Yùshū (玉) Song Wan (1614–1673), also known as Song Lichang, courtesy name Yushu, was a Chinese poet and government official active during the early Qing dynasty. The son of a Ming loyalist, Song was a high-flying Qing official and well-regarded poet. Regarded as one of the "eight great Qing-dynasty poets", he died in 1673 at age 59.

Song Wan was born in 1614 in Laiyang, Shandong, China. His father was a patriotic Ming official who killed himself following the decline of the dynasty. Song was described as a "filial" son and a conscientious learner. In 1649 he became a civil servant, albeit one under the Qing regime that his father detested, and rose in the ranks quickly. His career as a government official came to a pause after he was accused of working with conspirators during the 1661 Shandong Rebellion, also known as the Yu Qi Rebellion, while he was Chief Inquisitor of Zhejiang. He served three years in prison, along with his family. It was discovered that one of his relatives had reported him for treason; in light of that, Song was cleared of all charges in 1664. Song became Censor of Sichuan in 1672. Song Wan was also a prolific linguist. He was most interested in poetry and 1333 poems by Song are still in existence. The Library of Laiyang houses sixteen volumes of Song Wan poems, which is the largest such collection.