Official court poet

Author: Gao Zhangcai
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Qian Qianyi and Wu Weiye were both literary masters of the late Ming Dynasty, renowned for their passionate and poetry that captivated the era. After the fall of the Ming, they scattered like the wind, and both later betrayed their principles by serving the Qing Dynasty. Under the prevailing ethos that valued integrity and literary merit, they were subjected to ridicule and lived out their lives in frustration. In terms of poetry and literature, their monumental works set the tone for Qing Dynasty literary style, an achievement beyond dispute. Moreover, figures with such intertwined and contradictory lives—blending talent, personal integrity, and tumultuous experiences—are rare in Chinese history.