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Ouyang Xiu

Type Figure Region Yongfeng, Jizhou Time 1007–1072 Also known as Yongshu、Zuiweng、Liuyi Jushi

Ouyang Xiu (1007–1072), courtesy name Yongshu, sobriquets Zuiweng and Liuyi Jushi, was from Yongfeng in Jizhou in the Northern Song.

Timeline

  1. 1007–1030Yongfeng, Jizhou · YongfengOuyang Xiu was born at Shaxi in Yongfeng, Jizhou; lost his father young, studied diligently despite poverty, making his living by the brush, reading widely in classics and history, laying the foundation for his later success in the imperial examinations and ancient prose writing.
  2. 1030–1036Kaifeng · Kaifeng PrefectureIn the eighth year of Tiansheng (1030) Ouyang Xiu placed second in the jinshi examination, entering the Hanlin Academy as a collator, participating in the compilation of state histories, and befriending Fan Zhongyan and others; gradually became famous for ancient prose, a period overlapping the 1031–1040 range.
  3. 1036–1039Yiling · YilingImplicated in factional disputes over the establishment of an empress, Ouyang Xiu was demoted to magistrate of Yiling County in Xiazhou; devoted himself to writing at his place of exile, completing the first draft of the 'New History of the Five Dynasties' and composing famous pieces such as the 'Record of the Zhixi Pavilion of Yiling County'.

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