Shen Quanqi
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Chinese | 沈佺 | ||||||||||||||||
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Vietnamese | Trầm Toàn Kỳ | ||||||||||||||||
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Hiragana | しん せんき | ||||||||||||||||
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Shen Quanqi (Chinese: 沈佺
Life[edit]
He was born in the prefecture of Neihuang in the province of Xiangzhou, which is known today as the province of Henan.
In 675, Shen Quanqi obtained a magistrate degree. He then served several positions as a scholar at the imperial court, and was appointed by the government official Zhang Yizhi. However, the Wuzhou Dynasty was overthrown, and Zhang Yizhi was executed. Shen Quanqi was arrested and imprisoned on charges of bribery and corruption. He was then released, but sent in exile to Huanzhou of Annan Duhufu, which is known today as Vinh in Vietnam. In 706, he was pardoned, and recalled to resume his duties at the imperial court, where he eventually worked up to the position of imperial diarist and then grand secretary.[2]
Works[edit]
He made numerous contributions to Chinese poetry, including the Five-verse poems (
Due to his exile to Annan (today known as Vietnam), he wrote numerous poems in the region. Many of his poems written there are some of the earliest literary works concerning Vietnam.
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Murck (2000), p. 19.
- ^ Murck (2000), p. 20.
References[edit]
- Murck, Alfreda (2000). Poetry and Painting in Song China: The Subtle Art of Dissent. Harvard Univ Asia Center. ISBN 978-0-674-00782-6.
External links[edit]
- Works by Shen Quanqi at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Books of the Quan Tangshi that include collected poems of Shen Quanqi at the Chinese Text Project: