The Four Paragons of the Early Tang () is a group name for four Chinese poets of the early Tang dynasty: Luo Binwang,

Lu Zhaolin Lu Zhaolin (; ca. 634 – ca. 684 or 686), courtesy name Shengzhi, was a Tang dynasty Chinese poet, traditionally grouped together with Luo Binwang, Wang Bo, and Yang Jiong as the Four Paragons of the Early Tang. Biography Lu Zhaolin was born ...

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, image4 = Luo Binwang.jpg , width4 = 83 , alt4 = , caption4 = Luo Binwang , background color=#E0FFFF According to a Tang biography of Yang Dong, the four people enjoyed same popularity and fame in China. They thrived in the time of Emperor Gaozong. The Four Eminences abolished the Gongti Style which had been used since the

Southern Qi Qi, known in historiography as the Southern Qi ( or ) or Xiao Qi (), was a Chinese imperial dynasty and the second of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It followed the Liu Song dynasty and was succeede ...

and Liang dynasty. The Wǔyán Lǜshī (Chinese: 五言律詩) passed through a critical phase of development under the four people's influence. The rank of the Four Eminences has been the spotlight of discussion. Yang Jiong expressed his unwillingness to be put behind Wang Bo and in front of

.《舊唐書·楊炯詩; 旧唐书·杨炯诗》

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Tang dynasty poets 7th-century Chinese poets Articles about multiple people in pre-Tang China Quartets

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