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Also Known As Nguyen-Du Thanh-Hien • To Nhu
Born 1765 • Vietnam
Died August 10, 1820 (aged 55) • Hue • Vietnam
Notable Works “The Tale of Kieu: The Classic Vietnamese Verse Novel”
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Ouyang Xiu
Chinese author and statesman
Pound, Ezra
Ezra Pound
American poet
Hu Shih
Hu Shih
Chinese leader and scholar
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Lu Xun
Chinese writer
Wang Anshi
Wang Anshi
Chinese author and political reformer
Tower of the Rising Clouds, colour on silk by Mi Fu; in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Mi Fu
Chinese artist
Guo Moruo
Guo Moruo
Chinese scholar
Du Fu
Du Fu
Chinese poet
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Bei Dao
Chinese author
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Wang Wei
Chinese author and artist
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Tian Han
Chinese author
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Baren
Chinese author and critic
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Qian Zhongshu
Chinese scholar and author
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Hu Feng
Chinese literary theorist
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Wang Guowei
Chinese scholar
Bai Juyi, portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
Bai Juyi
Chinese poet
Han Yu, portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
Han Yu
Chinese author
Qu Yuan, the poet whose tragic death is commemorated in the Dragon Boat Festival
Qu Yuan
Chinese poet
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Mu Dan
Chinese poet and translator
Li Bai
Li Bai
Chinese poet

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