Shen Quanqi (c. 650 – 729), also known as Yunqing , was a Chinese

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 poet

Chinese poetry

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 active during the Tang Dynasty

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. He was born in the prefecture of Neihuang (内黄) in the province of Xiangzhou

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 (相州), which is known today as the province of Henan

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In 675, Shen Quanqi obtained a magistrate degree. He then served several positions as a scholar at the imperial court, and was appointed by the government official Zhang Yizhi

Zhang Yizhi

Zhang Yizhi , formally the Duke of Heng , nickname Wulang , was an official of Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty who, along with his brother Zhang Changzong, became a lover of Wu Zetian and became very powerful late in her reign...

 (張易之). However, the Wuzhou Dynasty

Wu Zetian

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 was overthrown, and Zhang Yizhi

Zhang Yizhi

Zhang Yizhi , formally the Duke of Heng , nickname Wulang , was an official of Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty who, along with his brother Zhang Changzong, became a lover of Wu Zetian and became very powerful late in her reign...

 was executed. As a result, Shen Quanqi was arrested and imprisoned on charges of bribery and corruption. He was then released, but sent in exile to Huanzhou (驩州), which is known today as Hoan Châu in Vietnam

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. Eventually he was called back to resume his duties at the imperial court.

He made numerous contributions to Chinese poetry, including the Five-verse poems (五言律詩). He was also known to write together with poet Song Zhiwen

Song Zhiwen

Song Zhiwen was a Chinese poet considered to be of the Tang poetry tradition of the Tang Dynasty, although technically his poetic career was largely within the anomalous dynastic interregnum of Wu Zetian...

(宋之問), and the two were known as the "Shen-Song" (沈宋) pair.