Sun Chuo () (320-377) was a
Chinese poet
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*Ai Qing
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*Bai Juyi or Bo Juyi
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*Ban Gu (32–92 A.D.)Minford, John, and Joseph S. M. Lau, ''Classical Chinese Lite ...
of the
Six Dynasties poetry
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tradition. He was one of the famous participants of the
Orchid Pavilion Gathering
The Orchid Pavilion Gathering of 353 CE, also known as the Lanting Gathering, was a cultural and poetic event during the Jin dynasty (266–420) of the Six Dynasties era, in China. This event itself has a certain inherent and poetic interest in reg ...
, along with
Wang Xizhi
Wang Xizhi (; ; 303 AD361 AD) was a Chinese calligrapher, politician, general and writer during the Jin dynasty. He was best known for his mastery of Chinese calligraphy. Wang is sometimes regarded as the greatest Chinese calligrapher in Chinese ...
, and a large group of other scholar-poets, in 353 CE, in Shan-yin (now part of the modern province of
Zhejiang
Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by ...
). Sun Chuo is also famous for a ''
fu'' upon the topic of
Mount Tiantai
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, as well as his pioneering work on
Chinese landscape poetry
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He was considered the foremost man of letters of his day.
Poetry
One of his well-known poems was simply titled "Orchid Pavilion".
[Yip, 136-137]
See also
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Classical Chinese poetry forms
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Filial piety
In Confucianism, Chinese Buddhism, and Daoist ethics, filial piety (, ''xiào'') (Latin: pietas) is a virtue of respect for one's parents, elders, and ancestors. The Confucian '' Classic of Filial Piety'', thought to be written around the lat ...
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History of graphic design
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Lantingji Xu
The ''Lantingji Xu'' () or ''Lanting Xu'' ("Orchid Pavilion Preface"), is a piece of Chinese calligraphy work generally considered to be written by the well-known calligrapher Wang Xizhi (303 – 361) from the Eastern Jin dynasty (317 – 420).
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Orchid Pavilion Gathering
The Orchid Pavilion Gathering of 353 CE, also known as the Lanting Gathering, was a cultural and poetic event during the Jin dynasty (266–420) of the Six Dynasties era, in China. This event itself has a certain inherent and poetic interest in reg ...
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Six Dynasties poetry
Six Dynasties poetry refers to those types or styles of poetry particularly associated with the Six Dynasties era of China (220 CE – 589 CE). This poetry reflects one of the poetry world's more important flowerings, as well as being a u ...
Notes
References
* Chang, H. C. (1977). ''Chinese Literature 2: Nature Poetry''. (New York: Columbia University Press).
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Yip, Wai-lim (1997). ''Chinese Poetry: An Anthology of Major Modes and Genres ''. (Durham and London: Duke University Press).
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Jin dynasty (266–420) poets
Writers from Shaoxing
Poets from Zhejiang