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Qin Guan

Type Figure Region China Time 1049–1100 Also known as Shaoyou、Huaihai Jushi

Qin Guan (1049–1100), style name Shaoyou, sobriquet Huaihai Jushi, a Gaoyou man of the Northern Song, ci poet and writer;…

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  1. 1049–1070Gaoyou · JiangsuBorn in Gaoyou, he read widely and excelled at poetry, prose, and fu; he repeatedly failed the early examinations, later gained Su Shi's appreciation, and entered Su's circle.
  2. 1070–1094Bianjing, Hangzhou · ChinaPlaced in the jinshi examination in the eighth year of Yuanfeng, he served as Erudite of the Imperial Academy and compiler of the National History Institute, associating with Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, and others; his ci were graceful and clear, and he was one of the Four Scholars of Su.
  3. 1094–1100Tengzhou · GuangxiDuring the Shaosheng era, factional strife led to successive demotions to Chuzhou, Chenzhou, Hengzhou, Leizhou, and Tengzhou; he died in Tengzhou in the third year of Yuanfu at age fifty-two, his ci fame enduring through the ages.

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