Mo Xuanqing
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Mo Xuanqing born in Zhaoqing, Guangdong
, was the youngest Number One scholar (in the imperial examination
) from Tang Dynasty
, in Chinese History. He was known as a talented person from the age of 12. In 851, at the age of 17, he was also the first youngest Number One Scholar (in the imperial examination) in Chinese history since Sui Dynasty
and the first Number One Scholar in Lingnan
.
In mid 2006, descendants of Mo's came from all over China; especially from Hunan
, Guangxi
and Guangdong Province, locol's around 15.4 million people, to hold a memorial day with series events for the "1171 anniversary of Mo Xueqing Scholar Celebrations".
Zhaoqing
Zhaoqing is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in southern China.-Geography:Zhaoqing is located 110 km northwest of Guangzhou, in the west Pearl River Delta. It lies on the north shores of the Xijiang River, which is flows from west to east, and opposite of Gaoyao...
, was the youngest Number One scholar (in the imperial examination
Imperial examination
The Imperial examination was an examination system in Imperial China designed to select the best administrative officials for the state's bureaucracy. This system had a huge influence on both society and culture in Imperial China and was directly responsible for the creation of a class of...
) from Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...
, in Chinese History. He was known as a talented person from the age of 12. In 851, at the age of 17, he was also the first youngest Number One Scholar (in the imperial examination) in Chinese history since Sui Dynasty
Sui Dynasty
The Sui Dynasty was a powerful, but short-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty. Preceded by the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it ended nearly four centuries of division between rival regimes. It was followed by the Tang Dynasty....
and the first Number One Scholar in Lingnan
Lingnan
Lingnan is a geographic area referring to lands in the south of China's "Five Ranges" which are Tayu, Qitian, Dupang, Mengzhu, Yuecheng. The region covers the Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan and Jiangxi provinces of modern China and northern Vietnam...
.
In mid 2006, descendants of Mo's came from all over China; especially from Hunan
Hunan
' is a province of South-Central China, located to the south of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting...
, Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
and Guangdong Province, locol's around 15.4 million people, to hold a memorial day with series events for the "1171 anniversary of Mo Xueqing Scholar Celebrations".
Poetry
There are 4 famous poems Mo Xueqing wrote under this title. He composed more than 200 pieces: poems and songs, however, most of his poems were lost and there are not more than 20 pieces remain published in China's literary history such as Complete Tang Dynasty Poetry(全唐詩), Cantonese Poetry Collection(粵詩蒐逸),(封川縣志) and (開建縣志), in today.- 【答問讀書居】Answer Question Study Room
- 【百官乘月早朝聽殘漏】
- 【賦得水懷珠】To Endow Water with Bosom Pearl
- 【句】莫宣卿 A Sentence
External links
- QQ.com-十七歲被欽點狀元中國史上最年輕狀元莫宣卿
- People.com.cn-肇慶曆史勝跡――唐狀元莫宣卿墓
- Shuku.Mofcom-Mok SuenHing poetry
- gaokao.com-海內外3萬人祭拜中國歷史上最年輕狀元