About Liang Youyu
Lived 1521 – 1556 (aged 34–35). Liang Youyu was a Chinese politician and poet.
Liang Youyu (1521–1556) was a Ming dynasty scholar. A native of Shunde (顺德) in Guangdong province, he completed the Jinshi (进士) level of the Imperial Examination in 1550. He was involved in two well known poetry circles "The Latter Five Poets of the Southern Garden" (南园后五子), and "The Seven Masters" (后七子). His most famous work is Lántīng Cúngǎo (兰汀存稿) (also known as Bǐbùjí 比部集).
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Chinese writer
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Liang Youyu was born in 1521.
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Liang Youyu died in 1556.
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Liang Youyu was a politician and poet.
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