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Chen Zi'ang

661 - 702

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Chen Zi'ang (Chinese: 陳子昂, 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". Dissatisfied with the current state of poetry at the time, he helped, almost paradoxically, to usher in a new age of Chinese poetry by keeping his eye on remote antiquity. He would soon be followed by such poets of the golden age of Tang poetry as Wang Wei, Li Bai, and Du Fu. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chen Zi'ang is the 4,680th most popular writer (down from 4,271st in 2019), the 879th most popular biography from China (down from 859th in 2019) and the 105th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among writers, Chen Zi'ang ranks 4,680 out of 7,302. Before him are José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Amelia Edwards, Maksim Tank, Mykola Zerov, Tomás Eloy Martínez, and Bhalchandra Nemade. After him are Alfredo Zitarrosa, Elbert Hubbard, William Trevor, Constantin Negruzzi, Gonçalves Dias, and Zane Grey.

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Among people born in 661, Chen Zi'ang ranks 3. Before him are Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, and Muawiya II.  Among people deceased in 702, Chen Zi'ang ranks 4. Before him are Egica, Liutpert, and Al-Muhallab ibn Abi Sufra.

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In China

Among people born in China, Chen Zi'ang ranks 879 out of 1,610. Before him are Mervyn Peake (1911), Taranatha (1575), Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Guo Boxiong (1942), Zhou Fang (730), and Huang Ju (1938). After him are Lou Tseng-Tsiang (1871), Wang Guowei (1877), Xie Jin (1923), Hau Pei-tsun (1919), Wu Xueqian (1921), and Luo Ronghuan (1902).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Chen Zi'ang ranks 105. Before him are You Xie (1958), Dai Sijie (1954), Zhang Jie (1937), Wen Yiduo (1899), Mervyn Peake (1911), and Taranatha (1575). After him are Wang Guowei (1877), Zhu Ziqing (1898), Bing Xin (1900), Lin Shu (1852), John Hersey (1914), and Fang Fang (1955).

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