Yangguan Poetry
2024-07-05 Su Wu

【Su Wu】(?~60 BC) was born in Du County, Jingzhao (now southeast of Xi'an, Shaanxi) in the Western Han Dynasty. His courtesy name was Ziqing. He was initially appointed as a palace attendant to Emp

2024-07-05 Li Guang

【Li Guang】(?~119 BC) was born in Chengji, Longxi (now Qin'an, Gansu). He was a famous military general in the Western Han Dynasty and was known as the "Flying General". He was a descenda

2024-07-05 Princess Jieyou

【Princess Jieyou】(about 121 BC-49 BC) surnamed Liu and given name Jieyou, granddaughter of Liu Wu, King of Chu in the Western Han Dynasty. After Princess Wusun died, Emperor Wu made Jieyou a princess

2024-07-05 Huo Qubing

Huo Qubing (140-117 BC) was a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty. He was from Pingyang, Hedong (now southwest of Linfen, Shanxi). He was promoted to General of Cavalry and was granted the titl

2024-07-05 Hunxie Wang

【King Hunye】 A Xiongnu, his birth and death years are unknown. He and King Xiutu jointly ruled the right part of the Xiongnu (in the Hexi Corridor area of ​​Gansu today). It was once one of the impor

2024-07-05 Faxian

【Faxian】(about 337-422) was a monk and traveler in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. His original surname was Gong, and he was from Wuyang, Pingyang County (now Xiangyuan, Shanxi). He became a novice monk at t

2024-06-24 Chen Tang

【Chen Tang】The year of his birth and death is unknown. He was born in Xiaqiu, Shanyang County, Western Han Dynasty (near Yanzhou, Shandong today). He loved reading and had literary talent when he was

2024-06-24 Ban Chao

【Ban Chao】* (32-102) A famous general of the Eastern Han Dynasty, with the courtesy name Zhongsheng, was born in Anling, Fufeng (now northeast of Xianyang, Shaanxi Province), and was the younger broth

2024-06-23 Zhang Qian

【Zhang Qian】(?~114 BC) An envoy to the Western Regions during the Western Han Dynasty, a pioneer of the "Silk Road", and a native of Chenggu, Hanzhong (now Chenggu, Shaanxi). Zhang Qian was

2024-06-23 Emperor Wu of Han

【Emperor Wu of Han】(156-87 BC) is Liu Che. He was the son of Emperor Jing of Han. He was the sixth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. He reigned from 140 BC to 87 BC. He was a man of great talent, st

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