Wen Tingyun

Wen Tingyun (; 812–866) born Wen Qi , courtesy name Feiqing was a Chinese poet. He was an important Chinese lyricist of the late Tang dynasty.

He was born in modern Qi, Shanxi province, China. Over his literary career, Wen became regarded as the first truly distinctive writer of ci, the song-verse style of poetry that dominated Chinese poetry during much of the late Tang dynasty and the Song dynasty. Most of his poems are "boudoir"-style verses that described the opulent furnishings and gardens of solitary women and their hidden desires. This style of poetry was commonly used for romantic communications between men and women in the entertainment districts of the Chinese capital Chang'an during the Tang dynasty. This style of poets focusses on a set of distinct patterns and a rhythmic structure. Approximately 300 of his poems were preserved. More than 70 of his Ci poems are collected by the later generations in books like Hua Jian Ji and Jin Quan Ci .

Personal experience Date of birth

Wen Tingyun's date of birth is unknown His Wikipedia page in Chinese says he was born circa 801. Others date his birth to around 812. And scholars like Mou believe that he was born in 798. During this ci poetry, everything in the environment seems to has the same emotion of the character, and the character also complains about the environment that caused her even more bad feelings.

The flowery The Flowery School was not established intentionally by Wen Tingyun, but later generations praised him as the founder. After the An Lushan Rebellion, the politics and society of Tang Dynasty were decayed. As a result, driven by the works of Wen Tingyun, more and more people began to follow a delicate form that focused on emotional expression, and boldly narrated the love between men and women. Even when he was arranged to take the exam alone under the curtain, he still helped eight people secretly during an exam. In the beginning, her name was Yu Youwei and she was a young maid doing laundry in a brothel until Wen Tingyun found her, raised her up, and became her teacher. After she grows up, Yu Youwei was deeply attracted by Wen Tingyun but Wen Tingyun didn't accept it as he believes she deserves a better future. Wen Tingyun introduced her to his friend Li Yi as his concubine. However, Li Yi's wife felt angry about Yu Youwei and always abused her. In order to protect Yu Youwei, Li Yi sent her to a Taoist temple and promise her to pick her up three years later. Since then, she got a new name Yu Xuanji, which means “mystery” in Chinese. Yu Xuanji's waiting didn't have a good result because Li Yi was dispatched to another place. She thought she was deceived then no longer believes in men, and transformed her temple into a brothel to survive on her own Finally, 26-year-old Yu Xuanji was sentenced to death because she killed a maid who was found cheating with her lover.