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Yang Jiong

Type Figure Region China Time 650–693 Also known as Lingming

Yang Jiong (650–693), a Tang dynasty poet and official, was one of the Four Paragons of the Early Tang.…

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  1. 650–675Huayin · ShaanxiYang Jiong came from the Yang clan of Huayin; as a child he was precocious and could compose essays at age nine. Summoned to the Palace Library as Corrector on the strength of his literary talent, he was renowned alongside Lu Zhaolin, Wang Bo, and Luo Binwang, and together they were known to contemporaries as the Four Paragons of the Early Tang.
  2. 676–684Zizhou · SichuanYang Jiong served in posts including Judicial Adjutant of Zizhou, personally experiencing frontier military life and composing famous frontier poems such as 'Song of the Army Campaign'. His poetic style shifted from elegant to vigorous, foreshadowing the frontier poetry of the High Tang.
  3. 685–693Yingchuan · ZhejiangYang Jiong later served as Magistrate of Yingchuan, governing diligently in office and dying at his post. Though his official career was not illustrious, he was remembered by posterity for his literary achievements, with his frontier poetry having especially far-reaching influence.

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