Xu Hun (, fl. first half of ninth century) was a
Chinese poet. He was poet in the
Tang poetry
Tang poetry () refers to poetry written in or around the time of or in the characteristic style of China's Tang dynasty, (June 18, 618 – June 4, 907, including the 690–705 reign of Wu Zetian) and/or follows a certain style, often considered a ...
tradition of the
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
. By passing the rigorous requirements of the
imperial examination
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system, he received his ''Jinshi'' degree, in 832, and subsequently followed a "moderately distinguished" professional scholarly career. Xu Hun was descended from
Xu Yushi Xu Yushi ( zh, 許圉師; died 679), formally Duke Jian of Ping'en (平恩簡公), was a Chinese politician who served briefly as a chancellor of the Tang dynasty, chancellor of the History of China, Chinese Tang dynasty, during the reign of Emperor ...
, who was Chancellor under
Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Emperor Gaozong of Tang (21 July 628 – 27 December 683), personal name Li Zhi, was the third Emperor of China, emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty, ruling from 649 to 683; after January 665, he handed power over the empire to his second wife ...
.
Poetry
Two of Xu Hun's verses are included in the famous poetry anthology ''
Three Hundred Tang Poems
The ''Three Hundred Tang Poems'' is an anthology of poems from the Chinese Tang dynasty (618–907). It was first compiled around 1763 by Sun Zhu (1722–1778Yu, 64–65), who was a Qing Dynasty scholar and was also known as Hengtang Tuishi (, ...
'', both in the five-character
regulated verse Regulated verse – also known as Jintishi () – is a development within Classical Chinese poetry of the '' shi'' main formal type. Regulated verse is one of the most important of all Classical Chinese poetry types. Although often regarded as a Tan ...
form. His work has been compared in style with
Li Shangyin
Li Shangyin ( zh, c=李商隱, p=Lǐ Shāngyǐn, 813858), courtesy name Yishan ( zh, c=義山), was a Chinese poet and politician of the late Tang dynasty, born in the Henei Commandery (now Qinyang, Henan). He is noted for his imagist and "n ...
and
Wen Tingyun.
[Davis, xvi]
See also
*
Classical Chinese poetry forms
Classical Chinese poetry forms are poetry forms or modes which typify the traditional Chinese poems written in Literary Chinese or Classical Chinese. Classical Chinese poetry has various characteristic forms, some attested to as early as the ...
*
Mind monkey
The term monkey mind or mind monkey originates from Chinese ''xīnyuán'' or Sino-Japanese ''shin'en'' (心猿), a word that literally means " heart-mind monkey." It is a Buddhist concept that describes a state of restlessness, capriciousnes ...
*
Regulated verse Regulated verse – also known as Jintishi () – is a development within Classical Chinese poetry of the '' shi'' main formal type. Regulated verse is one of the most important of all Classical Chinese poetry types. Although often regarded as a Tan ...
*
Wakan rōeishū
Notes
References
* Davis, A. R. (Albert Richard), Editor and Introduction,(1970), ''The Penguin Book of Chinese Verse''. (Baltimore: Penguin Books).
External links
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*Books of the ''
Quan Tangshi
''Complete Tang Poems'' (or ') is the largest collection of Tang poetry, containing some 49,000 lyric poems by more than twenty-two hundred poets. In 1705, it was commissioned at the direction of the Qing dynasty Kangxi Emperor and published un ...
'' that include collected poems of Xu Hun at the
Chinese Text Project
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:
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