Song Shou (991- 1041) from
Zhaozhou Pingji,
was an
official,
scholar
A scholar is a person who pursues academic and intellectual activities, particularly academics who apply their intellectualism into expertise in an area of study. A scholar can also be an academic, who works as a professor, teacher, or research ...
and
book collector
Book collecting is the collecting of books, including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever books are of interest to a given collector. The love of books is ''bibliophilia'', and someo ...
during China's
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 ...
.
Family
His father, Song Gao, was an officer and his son, Song Minqiu, was a scholar of
Longtu Pavilion in history and arts during the Northern
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 ...
. It was called Changshan Song family, because Zhaozhou Pingji was the local government of
Changshan Commandery
Changshan Commandery (常山郡), or Hengshan Commandery (恒山郡), was a historical commandery of China, located in present-day southern Hebei province.
The commandery was established as Hengshan by the Qin state after it annexed the state of ...
in
Han Dynasty
The Han dynasty (, ; ) was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by th ...
.
Career
Son Shou served as vice minister of
Shumiyuan after working as assistant administrator in political affairs. In 1041, Song Shou died at age 50. Posthumously, he was entitled "Xuanxian".
[《宋史·卷二百九十一·宋绶传》] His writing style was exquisite and the emperor took some of his
calligraphy, known as “Dynasty Style”, for his personal collection. The calligraphy style is strict, and it referenced records of
Zhong Yao
Zhong Yao (151 – April or May 230), also referred to as Zhong You, courtesy name Yuanchang, was a Chinese calligrapher and politician who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and Three Kingdoms period of China. He served in the state of ...
and
Zhang Zhi. Song Shou authored several books, including ''Collection of Song Dynasty Edicts'' and ''Khitan Customs''.
His five poems are recorded in the book ''Whole
Song poetry
Song poetry refers to Classical Chinese poetry of or typical of the Song dynasty of China (960–1279). The dynasty was established by the Zhao family in China in 960 and lasted until 1279.
Many of the best known Classical Chinese poems, popu ...
''.
See also
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Changshan Commandery
Changshan Commandery (常山郡), or Hengshan Commandery (恒山郡), was a historical commandery of China, located in present-day southern Hebei province.
The commandery was established as Hengshan by the Qin state after it annexed the state of ...
References
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991 births
1041 deaths
Song dynasty poets
Song dynasty government officials
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