About Yu Xin
Lived 513 – 581 (aged 67–68). Yu Xin was a poet.
Yu Xin (513-581) was a Chinese poet, politician, and writer of the Liang and Northern Zhou dynasties of medieval China. Yu Xin was one of the founders of the Xu-Yu literary style together with Xu Ling, and the author of a famous fu. His courtesy name was Zǐshān , and he was known as Yu Shin in Japan.
Life Yu Xin was born and raised in Jiangling, which was once the capital of Chu. His family was wealthy and aristocratic, and Yu became an important official of the Liang dynasty. As such, he served as the lover and patron of aspiring statesman Wang Shao.
In 554, Yu Xin was sent as an ambassador to the Western Wei in Chang'an, a mission that did not meet with success. On the way to his mission, he visited Wang Shao, now an official censor, who rejected further advances.
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Who was Yu Xin?
Chinese poet
When was Yu Xin born?
Yu Xin was born in 513.
When did Yu Xin die?
Yu Xin died in 581.
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Yu Xin was a poet.
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