About Chu Guangxi
Lived 707 – 760 (aged 52–53). Chu Guangxi was a Chinese poet and writer.
Chu Guangxi (; 706/707–760) was a Tang dynasty poet.
Biography Chu Guangxi was born in around 706 or 707, and was originally from Yan Province (modern-day Shandong Province).
In the last year of the Tianbao era he was appointed investigating censor . He was implicated in the An Lushan Rebellion and exiled to Lingnan.
He died in .
Poetry His surviving poems, such as "Mutong Ci" ( mù tóng cí) and "Diaoyu Wan" ( diào yú wān), are simple, elegant and pastoral.
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Who was Chu Guangxi?
a Tang Dynastic poet
When was Chu Guangxi born?
Chu Guangxi was born in 707 in Jintan District.
When did Chu Guangxi die?
Chu Guangxi died in 760 in Lingnan.
What was Chu Guangxi's occupation?
Chu Guangxi was a poet and writer.
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Chu Guangxi was Chinese.
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