Gao Shi was a poet

Tang poetry

Tang poetry refers to poetry written in or around the time of and in the characteristic style of China's Tang dynasty, and/or follows a certain style, often considered as the Golden Age of Chinese poetry...

 of the Tang Dynasty

Tang Dynasty

The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

, and some of whose poems were collected in the popular anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems

Three Hundred Tang Poems

The Three Hundred Tang Poems is an anthology of poems from the Chinese Tang Dynasty first compiled around 1763 by Sun Zhu , the Qing scholar also known as Hengtang Tuishi . Various later editions also exist...

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Born into an impoverished family in Hunan Province, Gao eventually became a secretary in the military, enjoying a successful career.

Gao Shi was one of the competitors in the famous wine shop competition along with Wang Zhihuan

Wang Zhihuan

Wang Zhihuan and whose name has been traditionally been transcribed "Wang Tsu-huan" was a Chinese poet of the Kaiyuan era. He is known for his famous poem entitled "On the Stork Tower" -Poetry:...

 and Wang Changling

Wang Changling

Wang Changling was a major Tang Dynasty poet. His zi was Shaobo . He was originally from Taiyuan in the Shanxi province of China, according to the editors of the Three Hundred Tang Poems, although other sources claim that he was actually from Jiangning near modern-day Nanjing...

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