Li Gongzuo (

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: 李公佐;

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: Lǐ Gōngzuǒ; Wade-Giles: Li Kung-tso, ''c.'' 778–848) was a

writer from

Lanzhou Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...

during the

Tang dynasty The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, t= ), or Tang Empire, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907 AD, with an Zhou dynasty (690–705), interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dyn ...

. He wrote ''

The Governor of Nanke ''The Governor of Nanke'' (, otherwise translated as ''The Governor of the Southern Tributary State'', ''Governor of the Southern Branch Commandery'' and variants) is a Tang dynasty Chinese ''chuanqi'' (a form of short story) by Li Gongzuo, set in ...

'' (南柯太守傳).

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770s births 848 deaths Tang dynasty writers {{China-writer-stub