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Qin Guan (; 1049 – c. 1100) was a Chinese
poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or w ...
of the
Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...
. His
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was Shaoyou (). Taixu was also his courtesy name. His pseudonym was Huaihai Jushi () and Hangou Jushi (). He was honored as one of the "Four Scholars of Sumen" (), along with Huang Tingjian, Zhang Lei () and Chao Buzhi (). The style of his poetry-writing is subtle, graceful, and restrained; he was famous for love-poem writing. His writing style of '' ci'' was classified into the Wanyue School, most works of which are subtle and concise. His talent was greatly appreciated by
Su Shi Su Shi (; 8 January 1037 – 24 August 1101), courtesy name Zizhan (), art name Dongpo (), was a Chinese calligrapher, essayist, gastronomer, pharmacologist, poet, politician, and travel writer during the Song dynasty. A major personality of ...
, one of the greatest poets during the Song Dynasty. His most famous verse is, "If the two hearts are united forever, why do the two persons need to stay together—day after day, night after night?" ( or '' The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd'').


References

*http://www.chinapoesy.com/SongCi_qinguan.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20110920025121/http://www.yktvu.net/tvuf9/dd0/gexizhuye/zwx/wxxs/tssc/qg.htm


See also

* '' The Weaver Girl and the Cowherd'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Qin, Guan 1049 births 1100 deaths 11th-century Chinese poets Poets from Jiangsu Song dynasty poets Writers from Yangzhou