Chen Zi'ang
Chen Zi'ang

Chen Zi'ang (Chinese: 陈子昂, 661 (or 656)–702), courtesy name Boyu (伯玉), was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. He was important in helping to bring into being the type of poetry which is considered to be characteristically "Tang". Coming from a wealthy family from Sichuan, he traveled to the capital, Chang’an, where he took and passed the Imperial examination, jinshi. By hard work and study, he “climbed the corporate ladder,” and became an advisor to the Empress Wu Zetian.

Chen Zi'ang Famous Poems

    • ○ The orchid (感遇诗三十八首 · 其二)
      "This is the second poem written by Chen Zi'ang, with the main theme of lamenting the life and times and politics. The poem compares itself with the orchid grass Du Ruo, and sends out the personal feeling of the life and times."
    • ○ On a Gate-tower at Yuzhou (登幽州台歌)
      "Seven-character-ancient-verseChen Ziang was a Tang Dynasty scholar whose great ambitions were stifled by an unfulfilled career. Though he harbored aspirations to serve his country, he faced endless hardships in officialdom. While traveling n…"
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    on Seeing Wang Leave for the South
    on Seeing Wang Leave for the South
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    At Wang Changlin's Retreat
    At Wang Changlin's Retreat
    "Five-character-ancient-verse"
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