Han Hong (dates unknown, but fl. 8th century) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang period. His

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was Junping. He hailed from

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, and attained a ''jinshi'' degree in the

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in 754, and served in several government positions. His poetry was praised by the emperor. He was included among of the " Ten Talents of the Dali Reign", and three of his poems were included in the ''

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''. Books 243, 244 and 245 of the ''

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'' are devoted to his poetry.

Biography

The year of his birth is not known, but he came from

(modern-day

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). He attained a ''jinshi'' degree in the

in 754, and worked in various government positions including ''jia bu lang jung zhi zhi gao'' () and ''zhong shu she ren'' ().

Poetry

He was one of the " Ten Talents of the Dali Reign" (). Three of his poems were included in the ''

''. A Ming-era editor compiled an anthology of his poetry called the ''Han Junping Ji'' (). He had a strong linguistic sense and used simple vocabulary to produce highly evocative poetry. One example cited by Ueki et al. is the first part of his poem "Han Shi", which describes

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during the

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, and was strongly appreciated by

Emperor Dezong of Tang Emperor Dezong of Tang (27 May 742According to Li Kuo's biography in the ''Old Book of Tang'', he was born on the ''guisi'' day in the 4th month of the 1st year of the Tianbao era of Tang Xuanzong's reign. This date corresponds to 27 May 742 in ...

: Another good example cited by Ueki et al. is the following passage from a '' lüshi'' which he sent to an associate: This passage was highly praised by later

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critics as an example of a farewell poem.

Portrayals in later literature

He was featured as the protagonist in Xu Yaozuo's romantic novel '.

References

Works cited

* {{cite book , editor-last = Matsuura , editor-first = Tomohisa , editor-link = Tomohisa Matsuura , last1 = Ueki , first1 = Hisayuki , author-link1 = Hisayuki Ueki , last2 = Uno , first2 = Naoto , author-link2 = Naoto Uno , last3 = Matsubara , first3 = Akira , author-link3 = Akira Matsubara , chapter = Shijin to Shi no Shōgai (Kan Kō) , pages = 104, 753 , title =

Kanshi no Jiten Kanshi may refer to: * Kanshi (poetry) (漢詩), Chinese poetry written by Japanese * Kanshi, Fujian (坎市镇), town in Yongding District, Longyan, Fujian, China * Kanshi, India, town in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India * Kanshi, Mbuji-Mayi Kans ...

, script-title = ja:漢詩の事典 , language = Japanese , year = 1999 , volume = 1 , location = Tokyo , publisher = Taishūkan Shoten , oclc = 41025662 , ref = {{SfnRef, Ueki et al., 1999

External links

*Books of the ''

'' that include collected poems of Han Hong at the

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:
Book 243

Book 244

Book 245
8th-century Chinese poets Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Poets from Henan Politicians from Nanyang, Henan Tang dynasty politicians from Henan Three Hundred Tang Poems poets Writers from Nanyang, Henan