Wang Zhihuan
Wang Zhihuan

Wang Zhihuan (simplified Chinese: 王之涣; pinyin: Wáng Zhīhuàn, 688–742), alternatively transliterated as Wang Tsu-huan, was a Chinese poet of the Kaiyuan era of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Wang Zhihuan was once involved in a famous incident at a wine shop with fellow poets Gao Shi and Wang Changling, in which they agreed to compete as to which of their poems would be most sung by the professional entertainers who happened to show up in the course of that evening's entertainment.

Wang Zhihuan Famous Poems

  • ○ Beyond the Border (出塞 / 凉州词二首·其一)
    "Folk-song-styled-verse"
  • "Composed during the golden age of Tang Dynasty, this is one of Wang Zhihuan's most celebrated works. The poet ascended the Stork Tower (located in present-day Yongji, Shanxi) and, beholding the magnificent sunset over the Yellow River, penne…"
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