Xie Tiao (; style name: Xuan Hui (玄辉)) (464–499) was the leading

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of the Yongming reign. He was known as "Xiao Xie" (that is, "Little Xie") in comparison with

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Life

Born in Yangxia County,

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, Xie Tiao lived in the realm of

during the

Northern and Southern dynasties The Northern and Southern dynasties () was a period of political division in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin dynasty. It is sometimes considered as ...

period. He was a master of the five-syllable style and excelled at landscape poetry, writing a number of poems which focused on " mountains and streams." He was eventually maligned, arrested, and died in prison aged 35.

Family

Xie was born in a noble family. His father, Xie Wei (谢纬) was a shilang (侍郎, assistant minister) and his mother was princess of Empire Songwen. Xie was hard-working when he was young. He was known for his articles.

Works

Xie left nearly 200 poems. Most of them are about the beauty of nature, and are famous for their details and vivid description. Examples include "余霞散成绮，澄江静如练" and "天际识归舟，云中辨江树". Some of his poems have been translated into English by New Zealand poet Diana Bridge.

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* Southern Qi poets 464 births 499 deaths Liu Song dynasty people Southern Qi politicians {{China-poet-stub