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Meng Haoran

690 - 740

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Meng Haoran (Chinese: 孟浩然; Wade–Giles: Mêng Hao-jan; 689/691–740) was a Chinese poet and a major literary figure of the Tang dynasty. He was somewhat an older contemporary of Wang Wei, Li Bai and Du Fu. Despite his brief pursuit of an official career, Meng Haoran spent most of his life in and around his hometown Xiangyang of the Hubei Province living like a hermit, while creating poems inspired by its landscapes and milieu. Meng Haoran was a major influence on both contemporary and subsequent poets of the Tang dynasty due to his excellency in Shanshui poetry and his composed, independent spirit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Meng Haoran is the 1,243rd most popular writer (down from 1,184th in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from China (up from 336th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Chinese Writer.

Meng Hao-Ran was a Chinese writer and scholar who advocated for the use of vernacular language as opposed to classical Chinese.

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Among writers, Meng Haoran ranks 1,243 out of 7,302. Before him are Lu You, Max Nordau, Charles Péguy, Achilles Tatius, Hayim Nahman Bialik, and Jan Guillou. After him are Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Thomas Mayne Reid, Daniil Kharms, Lao She, Ulrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff, and Waris Dirie.

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Among people born in 690, Meng Haoran ranks 2. Before him is Liutprand, King of the Lombards. After him are Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, Rotrude of Hesbaye, and Hugbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 740, Meng Haoran ranks 3. Before him are Zayd ibn Ali, and Andrew of Crete. After him are Wu Daozi, and Æthelheard of Wessex.

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Among people born in China, Meng Haoran ranks 330 out of 1,610. Before him are Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837), Lu You (1125), Li Dazhao (1889), Duan Qirui (1865), Princess Taiping (665), and Yelü Chucai (1189). After him are Lao She (1899), Zhang Daoling (34), Ai Weiwei (1957), Jia Xu (147), He Jin (135), and Xun Yu (163).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Meng Haoran ranks 26. Before him are Pu Songling (1640), Ouyang Xiu (1007), Cai Yan (177), Lin Yutang (1895), Shi Nai'an (1296), and Lu You (1125). After him are Lao She (1899), Lu Yu (733), Yan Fu (1854), Li Qingzhao (1084), Qiu Jin (1875), and Ba Jin (1904).

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