Yuan Shansong
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Yuan Shansong sometimes called Yuan Song (袁崧 or 袁嵩), was an official of the Jin Dynasty
. He was known as an accomplished poet, lyricist and also as an historian. Yuan also produced one of the first landscape essays, later to become a popular form in Chinese literature
. Much of his work has survived to the present day.
Later, Yuan was given appointment as the Grand Administrator of Wu commandery. During the rebellion of Sun En in 399, he died defending Hudu (in the western suburbs of modern Shanghai
).
Jìn Dynasty (265-420)
The Jìn Dynasty , was a dynasty in Chinese history, lasting between the years 265 and 420 AD. There are two main divisions in the history of the Dynasty, the first being Western Jin and the second Eastern Jin...
. He was known as an accomplished poet, lyricist and also as an historian. Yuan also produced one of the first landscape essays, later to become a popular form in Chinese literature
Chinese literature
Chinese literature extends thousands of years, from the earliest recorded dynastic court archives to the mature fictional novels that arose during the Ming Dynasty to entertain the masses of literate Chinese...
. Much of his work has survived to the present day.
Later, Yuan was given appointment as the Grand Administrator of Wu commandery. During the rebellion of Sun En in 399, he died defending Hudu (in the western suburbs of modern Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
).