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Wang Changling

698 - 756

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Wang Changling (Chinese: 王昌齡; pinyin: Wáng Chānglíng; 698–756) was a major Tang dynasty poet. His courtesy name was Shaobo (少伯). He was originally from Taiyuan in present-day Shanxi province, according to the editors of the Three Hundred Tang Poems, although other sources claim that he was actually from Jiangning near modern-day Nanjing. After passing the prestigious jinshi examination, he became a secretarial official and later held other imperial positions, including that of an official posting to Sishui (汜水), in what is currently Xingyang, in Henan province. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wang Changling is the 3,850th most popular writer (down from 3,684th in 2019), the 803rd most popular biography from China (up from 810th in 2019) and the 91st most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among writers, Wang Changling ranks 3,850 out of 7,302. Before him are Gabrielle Wittkop, Dominique Fernandez, Borisav Stanković, Al-Nabigha, Paul Johnson, and Sunthorn Phu. After him are Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, Mykola Bazhan, Txillardegi, Lev Nussimbaum, Konstantin Fedin, and Greg Bear.

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Among people born in 698, Wang Changling ranks 4. Before him are Abu Hanifa, Dagobert III, and Abe no Nakamaro.  Among people deceased in 756, Wang Changling ranks 8. Before him are Ibn al-Muqaffa', Emperor Shōmu, Aistulf, Kormisosh, Galla Gaulo, and Cuthred of Wessex.

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Changling ranks 803 out of 1,610. Before him are Wang Bo (650), Wang Xianzhi (344), Zhang Tingyu (1672), Katherine Paterson (1932), Cai Qi (1955), and Yan Huiqing (1877). After him are Li Ning (1963), Wang Jianlin (1954), Zhang Daqian (1899), Xue Yue (1896), Zhou Zuoren (1885), and Lydia Shum (1945).

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Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Wang Changling ranks 91. Before him are Hwang Sok-yong (1943), Yan Lianke (1958), Yu Hua (1960), Cao Yu (1910), Wang Bo (650), and Katherine Paterson (1932). After him are Zhou Zuoren (1885), Ma Duanlin (1245), Yu Dafu (1896), Bei Dao (1949), Cui Hao (704), and Sanmao (1943).

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