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Li Rong (politician)
Li Rong may refer to: * Li Rong (philosopher) (fl. 658–663), a Taoist philosopher of the Chinese Tang dynasty * Li Rong (prince) (812–840), an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty * Li Rong ( 846–874), late Tang dynasty compiler and author of ''Duyizhi ''Duyizhi'' (, also known as ''Tu yi chih''), a book in the genre of "transmissions of strange tales" ('' chuanqi''), is now known only in partial form. The author has been identified as Li Rong. The book is a very important source for the modern s ...'' * Li Rong (linguist) (1920–2002), a Chinese linguist and dialectologist {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Rong (philosopher)
Li Rong (; fl. 658–663) was a Chinese philosopher from the Tang dynasty. He compiled a commentary on the Taoist book ''Tao Te Ching The ''Tao Te Ching'' (, ; ) is a Chinese classic text written around 400 BC and traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated. The oldest excavated portion ...'', called the ''Laozi Commentary by Li Rong'' (). References * Tang dynasty Taoists Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{China-academic-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Rong (prince)
Li Rong (李溶) (813-February 12, 840),The Epitaph of Prince An formally the Prince of An (安王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty, being a son of Emperor Muzong. Background Li Rong was born on 813. He was the eighth son of Emperor Muzong, while his mother was an imperial consort surnamed Yang that outlived his father.''New Book of Tang'', vol. 82. In 821, when Emperor Muzong created his sons, as well as a number of younger brothers who had not been created titles, imperial princes, Li Rong was created the Prince of An. In 834, by which time another older brother, Emperor Wenzong was emperor, Li Rong was given the honorific title ''Kaifu Yitong Sansi'' (開府儀同三司). Early in Emperor Wenzong's ''Kaicheng'' era (836-840), Emperor Wenzong ordered that monthly stipends be given to both Li Rong and Li Chan (who was then the Prince of Ying),''Old Book of Tang'', vol. 175. and it was said that Emperor Wenzong often treated both him and Li Chan well an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duyizhi
''Duyizhi'' (, also known as ''Tu yi chih''), a book in the genre of "transmissions of strange tales" ('' chuanqi''), is now known only in partial form. The author has been identified as Li Rong. The book is a very important source for the modern study of Chinese mythology, containing many versions of otherwise lost narratives; such as the traditional story of Nüwa who mends the Heavens. The title (''Duyizhi'') has various translations into English, including ''Treatise on Extraordinary and Strange Things'' (Birrell 1993, 34); and, in Chinese transliteration as ''Tu yi chih'' (Birrell 1993, 272). Of the original ten volumes of the ''Duyizhi'', only three volumes survive. Author Although sometimes known as Li Rong (), due to lack of biographic data, there are various versions of his name or names, the truth of which is unclear. Other names given are Li Yin (李尢), Li Yuan (李元), and Li Kang (李亢).Theobald 2010, ChinaKnowledge.d There is no apparent controversy about his fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |