Du Shenyan

Du Shenyan
杜審言
Du Shenyan, painted by Kanō Tsunenobu in the 18th century.
Born645
Died708 (aged 62–63)
Occupation(s)Poet, politician
ChildrenDu Xian
Du Bing
Du Zhuan
Du Deng
RelativesDu Fu (grandson)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinDù Shěnyán
Wade–GilesTu Shen-yen
Bijian
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBìjiǎn

Du Shenyan (Wade–Giles: Tu Shen-yen, ca. 645–708[1][2]) was a Chinese poet and politician. He was a poet of the early Tang dynasty, and one of whose poems was collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.

  1. ^ Wu, 42
  2. ^ Luo Yuming A Concise History of Chinese Literature, p. 269

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