About Sikong Shu
Lived 720 – 790 (aged 69–70). Sikong Shu was a Chinese poet and writer.
Sikong Shu or Ssü-k'ung Shu (; – ) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty. Three of his poems were included in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems. Sikong was known as one of the "Ten Poets of Talent of the Dali period" (766–779), which was Emperor Daizong of Tang's third and final regnal period.
Biography The year of Sikong Shu's birth is not known. He was a native of what is now Guangping County, of Hebei Province, China. He was moderately successful in his career as a governmental official.
Name "Sikong" is a Chinese compound surname.
Poetry Sikong Shu's poems as collected in Three Hundred Tang Poems were translated by Witter Bynner as:
"A Farewell to Han Shen at the Yunyang Inn" "When Lu Lun my Cousin Comes for the Night" "To a Friend Bound North After the Rebellion"
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Who was Sikong Shu?
Tang dynasty politician
When was Sikong Shu born?
Sikong Shu was born in 720.
When did Sikong Shu die?
Sikong Shu died in 790.
What was Sikong Shu's occupation?
Sikong Shu was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Sikong Shu?
Sikong Shu was Chinese.
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