Yuan Zhen (Chinese: 元稹; Wade–Giles: Yüan Chen; 779 – September 2, 831 [1]), courtesy name Weizhi (微之), was a Chinese novelist, poet, and politician of the middle Tang dynasty.

Yuan Zhen (born 779, Luoyang, Henan province, China—died 831, Wuchang, Hubei province) was a key literary figure of the middle Tang dynasty of China, influential in the guwen (“ancient-style prose”) revival, which employed the styles of the early classical Chinese writers.

Yuan Zhen pioneered psychological exploration and possibilities of plot development. His tale mixed narration, poetry and letters from one character to another to demonstrate emotion rather than describe it, making it in one sense an epistolary novel.

2023年10月18日 · Yuan Zhen (779–831) was a famous poet, novelist, and politician from Tang Dynasty. This is the most famous one of a set of five Remembrance in Separation (离思) poems, which were all written in memory of his beloved wife who unfortunately passed away from illness after seven years of marriage.

2024年4月16日 · Yuan Zhen (born 779, Luoyang, Henan province, China—died 831, Wuchang, Hubei province) was a key literary figure of the middle Tang dynasty of China, influential in the guwen (“ancient-style prose”) revival, which employed the …

In literature, Yuan Zhen was one of the leaders of the new yuefu movement which advocated structural freedom, seriousness of intent and simplicity of language. Yuan edited his own complete works in 823, and later did the same for his friend, Bai Juyi.

2023年2月9日 · Yuan Zhen was a renowned poet during the Tang dynasty in China. Born in 779 AD in the province of Henan, Yuan Zhen was the son of a government official and received a good education from a young age. He was particularly talented in poetry, and he became known for his lyrical and elegant poems that captured the beauty of life and nature.