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Chen Yuyi

Type Figure Region Henan Time 1090–1138 Also known as Qufei、Jianzhai

Chen Yuyi (1090–1138), style name Qufei, sobriquet Jianzhai, was a Luoyang poet of the late Northern Song and early Southern Song who rose to Vice Ch…

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  1. 1090–1113Luoyang · HenanBorn in 1090 (the fifth year of Yuanyou) in Luoyang to an official family, he studied poetry and prose in his youth, was quick-minded, and especially favored Du Fu's poetry. In 1113 (the third year of Zhenghe) he passed the jinshi examination and began his official career.
  2. 1113–1127Kaifeng (Bianjing) · HenanAfter passing the jinshi examination he served as Wenlin Lang and lecturer at Kaide Prefecture, later entering the capital as a professor at the Imperial Academy. His poetry of this period was fresh, influenced by Huang Tingjian's Jiangxi Poetry School, and he gradually gained poetic fame in the capital's literary circles, exchanging verses with noted scholars of the day.
  3. 1127–1133Yueyang · HunanWhen Jin forces captured Bianjing, he fled south with the Song court, wandering through Hunan, Hubei and elsewhere. Ascending Yueyang Tower, he wrote the famous pair of poems 'Climbing Yueyang Tower,' somber and heroic, fully displaying Du Fu-like concern for the nation; this was the peak of his poetic career.
  4. 1133–1138Lin'an (Hangzhou) · ZhejiangIn 1133 (the third year of Shaoxing) he reached Lin'an and entered Southern Song government service, serving successively as Secretariat Drafter, Hanlin Academician, and Vice Chancellor. He died in 1138 (the eighth year of Shaoxing) at only forty-nine, with the posthumous name Jiansu.

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