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Xin Qiji

Type Figure Region Southern Song Time 1140–1207 Also known as Xin Jiaxuan、You'an

Xin Qiji (1140–1207) was a Southern Song ci poet and general, style name You'an, sobriquet Jiaxuan, from Licheng, Shandong.…

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  1. 1140–1163Licheng · Licheng CountyA native of Licheng, in youth he gathered followers to resist the Jin; in 1162 he led them south, was appointed a judge-official, and submitted strategies for recovery such as the 'Ten Discourses on Beautiful Celery,' but the court largely favored peace, his ambitions went unfulfilled, and his ci style accordingly turned more somber.
  2. 1164–1194Longxing · Longxing PrefectureHe served successively in Jiangxi, Fujian, and elsewhere; in the 1180s he established the Flying Tiger Army in Hunan, and around 1191 served as prefect of Longxing, tightening administration. In the 1190s he still submitted memorials on recovery, clashing with the peace faction; dismissed in 1194, his ci reputation already rivaled that of Lu You, Yang Wanli, and others.
  3. 1194–1207Daihu · Shangrao CountyAfter his dismissal in 1194 he moved to Piaoquan in Yanshan (the Daihu estate had been built during his first retirement in 1181), alternating between Piaoquan and other residences. Between 1194 and 1203 he produced a large body of ci; in 1203 he was briefly appointed prefect of Shaoxing and Pacification Commissioner of Zhejiang East, then dismissed again; he died in 1207, his ci collection titled 'Jiaxuan Changduanju.'

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