Chu Guangxi

Chu Guangxi
Chu Guangxi
儲光羲
	Chu Guangxi, painted by Kanō Tsunenobu in the 18th century.
Born	706/707; Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Died	760 (aged 53–54) ; 760 (aged 52–53); Guangdong, China
Occupations	Poet, politician
Notable work	"Mutong Ci"; "Diaoyu Wan"
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	儲光羲
Simplified Chinese	储光羲
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chú Guāngxiī

Chu Guangxi (Chinese: 儲光羲; pinyin: Chǔ Guāngxī; 706/707–760) was a Tang dynasty poet.

Biography

Chu Guangxi was born in around 706 or 707,^[a] and was originally from Yan Province (modern-day Shandong Province).^[1]

In the last year of the Tianbao era he was appointed investigating censor (simplified Chinese: 监察御史; traditional Chinese: 監察御史).^[1] He was implicated in the An Lushan Rebellion and exiled to Lingnan.^[2]

He died in c. 760.^[b]

His surviving poems, such as "Mutong Ci" (牧童詞 mù tóng cí) and "Diaoyu Wan" (釣魚灣 diào yú wān), are simple, elegant and pastoral.^[3]

↑ Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten gives 707, while Daijirin gives "706?".
↑ Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten gives "759?", while Daijirin gives "763?".

Books of the Quan Tangshi that include collected poems of Chu Guangxi at the Chinese Text Project:
- Book 136
- Book 137
- Book 138
- Book 139

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