Wang Wan
Wang Wang Wan (693–751), was a Tang dynasty Chinese poet. Ten of his poems are preserved, and the most famous poem among those is "A Mooring Under North Fort Hill" (次北固山下). Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, quoted the poem in the lecture of Cambridge University in England.
Wang Wan
- Born
- 693
- Died
- 751
- Nationality
- Tang dynasty
- Occupation
- poet · official
- Known for
- A Mooring Under North Fort Hill
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Wang Wang Wan (693–751), was a Tang dynasty Chinese poet. Ten of his poems are preserved, and the most famous poem among those is "A Mooring Under North Fort Hill" (次北固山下). Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, quoted the poem in the lecture of Cambridge University in England.
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Wang Wan (693–751) was an official and poet, a national of Tang dynasty. The official held the positions of xianwei and zhubu. Among the works is A Mooring Under North Fort Hill.
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Wang Wan was attracted by mountains and lakes in Jiangnan and influenced by the delicate style of poetry at that time. So he wrote some works to chant the beautiful mountains and lakes.
A Mooring Under North Fort Hill
A Mooring Under North Fort Hill
This poem was praised highly by the dignitary and became the model of many scholars to learn from. The spectacles this poem expressed also made deep impression on the Tang poetry. We can also see the poem in the Chinese textbook of grade seven. What's more, Chinese prime minister, Wen Jiabao, quoted the poem in the lecture of Cambridge University.
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693
Wang Wan born.
751
Wang Wan died.
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