Li Zhiyi (; born Wudi County, Shandong; c. 1048–1117) courtesy name Duanshu () was a Song dynasty Chinese poet. He married Hu Shuxiu (; 1047–1105) and passed the imperial examinations in 1070 with a jinshi degree. He became a disciple and part of the Yuanyou circle that included Su Shi. His best known work, the ''Busuanzi'' (; 'Song of Divination'), is included in the poetry collection 300 Song Ci (). Its first verse is referenced in the contemporary novel '' The Three-Body Problem''.James J.Y. Liu, Richard John Lynn ''Language-Paradox-Poetics: A Chinese Perspective'' 1400859689 - 2014 p.70 "One of the first Song poet-critics to compare poetry to Chan was Li Zhiyi (ca. 1040–ca. 1105), who wrote the following in his poem “Presented to the Reverend Master Xiangying": To obtain a line is like obtaining immortality; To be enlightened ..."

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