Chu Guangxi

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chu.

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

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
Occupation(s)	Poet, politician
Notable work	"Mutong Ci" "Diaoyu Wan"
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	儲光羲
Simplified Chinese	储光羲
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Chú Guāngxiī

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]

Poetry

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]

Notes

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