The Seven Masters
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The Latter Seven Masters was a Ming dynasty
poetry circle composed of Liang Youyu
(梁有誉), Li Panlong (李攀龙), Wang Shizhen (王世贞)、Xie Zhen (谢榛), Zong Chen (宗臣), Xu Zhongxing
(徐中行), Wu Guolun (吴国伦).
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
poetry circle composed of Liang Youyu
Liang Youyu
Liang Youyu was a Ming dynasty scholar. A native of Shunde in Guangdong province, he completed the Jinshi level of the Imperial Examination in 1550. He was involved in two well known poetry circles "The Latter Five Poets of the Southern Garden" , and "The Seven Masters"...
(梁有誉), Li Panlong (李攀龙), Wang Shizhen (王世贞)、Xie Zhen (谢榛), Zong Chen (宗臣), Xu Zhongxing
Xu Zhongxing
Xu Zhongxing was a Chinese litterateur of the Ming Dynasty. He was one of the Latter Seven Masters. He completed the Jinshi level of the Imperial Examination in 1550...
(徐中行), Wu Guolun (吴国伦).