Sikong Shu (ca.720 - ca.790), was a Chinese poet 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...

, with three of his poems being included in the famous 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...

. Sikong was known as one of the "Ten Poets of Talent of the Dali period", 766-779, which was Emperor Daizong of Tang

Emperor Daizong of Tang

Emperor Daizong of Tang , personal name Li Yu , né Li Chu , was an emperor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty....

's third and final regnal period).

Background

"Sikong", which is a Chinese compound surname

Chinese compound surname

A Chinese compound surname is a Chinese surname using more than one character. Many of these surnames derive from noble and official titles, professions, place names and other areas, to serve for a purpose. Some are originally non-Han, while others were created by joining two one-character family...

, was a native of what is now Guangping County

Guangping County

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, of Hebei

Hebei

' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...

 Province, China. He was moderately successful in his career as a governmental official.

Poetry

Sikong Shu poems collected in Three Hundred Tang Poems were translated by Witter Bynner

Witter Bynner

Harold Witter Bynner was an American poet, writer and scholar, known for his long residence in Santa Fe, New Mexico, at what is now the Inn of the Turquoise Bear.-Early life:...

as:

• "A Farewell to Han Shen at the Yunyang Inn"
• "When Lu Lun my Cousin Comes for the Night"
• "To a Friend Bound North After the Rebellion"