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Born in Huojia, Henan in 812 or 813. Orphaned young, he showed literary brilliance early on, but had an unsuccessful official career, serving various military govenors in Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, guangxi and Sichuan. About 600 of his poems survive.

Evening Rain Lament 夜雨寄

Leyou Plateau 登樂游原

The Frost and the Moon 霜月

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