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Also Known As Zuiweng • Ou-yang Hsiu • Liuyi Jushi • Ouyang Yongshu
Born 1007 • Mianyang • China
Died 1072 (aged 65) • China
Notable Works “Xin Wudai shi” • “Xintangshu” • “Zuiwengting ji”
Subjects Of Study Five Dynasties • Tang Dynasty • history of China
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Ban Zhao
Chinese scholar
Hu Shih
Hu Shih
Chinese leader and scholar
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Ban Gu
Chinese historian
Wang Anshi
Wang Anshi
Chinese author and political reformer
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Lu Xun
Chinese writer
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Qu Qiubai
Chinese leader
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Bei Dao
Chinese author
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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
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Mao Dun
Chinese author
Sima Guang
Sima Guang
Chinese scholar
Han Yu, portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.
Han Yu
Chinese author
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Huang Zongxi
Chinese scholar
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Wang Fuzhi
Chinese philosopher, historian, and poet
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Bingxin
Chinese author
Lin Yutang
Lin Yutang
Chinese author
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Zhu Shunshui
Chinese patriot
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Zhao Rukuo
Chinese official
Admonitions of the Court Instructress
Gu Kaizhi
Chinese painter

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