Xie Lingyun
Encyclopedia
Xie Lingyun (385–433), also known as the Duke of Kangle (康樂公), was one of the foremost Chinese
poets
of the Southern and Northern Dynasties
.
, Xie's traced his ancestry to Taikang, Henan
. His father was the general Xie Xuan
. Xie served as an official in the Eastern Jin and Liu Song dynasties; however, factional intrigues led to his dismissal and exile. Later, because of his defiant attitude, he was arrested, and was later captured and executed in 433 at Nanhai (near modern Guangzhou).
Xie was a devout Buddhist and was considered a nature or landscape poet focusing on the "mountain and streams" (山水) instead of "field and garden" (田園) landscapes. His poetry is allusive and complex.
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
poets
Chinese poetry
Chinese poetry is poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language, which includes various versions of Chinese language, including Classical Chinese, Standard Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, Yue Chinese, as well as many other historical and vernacular varieties of the Chinese language...
of the Southern and Northern Dynasties
Southern and Northern Dynasties
The Southern and Northern Dynasties was a period in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589 AD. Though an age of civil war and political chaos, it was also a time of flourishing arts and culture, advancement in technology, and the spreading of Mahayana Buddhism and Daoism...
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Biography
Born in Shangyu, ZhejiangShangyu
Shangyu is a county-level city which is part of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing in the Northeast of Zhejiang province of the People's Republic of China. Its 2004 population was over 770,000, up from 722,523 in the 2000 census. Shangyu is roughly fifty kilometers from north to south and about...
, Xie's traced his ancestry to Taikang, Henan
Taikang
Taikang County is a county in the north of Zhoukou Municipality, Henan. It is divided into 23 townships and 766 villages. The county is home to 1.43 million Han Chinese and 25,000 Hui, with a population density of 581 people per kilometre squared.-History:The name comes from the Xia Dynasty king...
. His father was the general Xie Xuan
Xie Xuan
Xie Xuan , courtesy name Youdu , formally Duke Xianwu of Kangle , was a Jin Dynasty general who is best known for repelling the Former Qin army at the Battle of Fei River, preventing the Former Qin emperor Fu Jiān from destroying Jin and uniting China.- Early career :Xie Xuan's father Xie Yi was...
. Xie served as an official in the Eastern Jin and Liu Song dynasties; however, factional intrigues led to his dismissal and exile. Later, because of his defiant attitude, he was arrested, and was later captured and executed in 433 at Nanhai (near modern Guangzhou).
Xie was a devout Buddhist and was considered a nature or landscape poet focusing on the "mountain and streams" (山水) instead of "field and garden" (田園) landscapes. His poetry is allusive and complex.