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177–249 · 3rd century Chinese poet and musician
Also known as: Cai Wenji, Cai Yan Bei, Cai Zhaoji, Wen-Chi, Цай Вэньцзи, تساي يان
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- Wang Can177–217ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet
His 'Seven Sorrows' poems depict war-torn late Han China and displacement in a mournful five-character verse style close to Cai Yan's. (AI reason)
Cao Zhi192–232ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetJian'an-era lyric poetry of exile, separation and grief written with strong emotional intensity. (AI reason)
Cao Cao155–220ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetJian'an yuefu verse that portrays the devastation and human cost of late Han wars in stark, sorrowful imagery. (AI reason)
Cao Pi187–226ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetJian'an poetry of longing and melancholy, including laments voiced by women separated from home. (AI reason)
Ban Zhao45–116ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetHan-dynasty woman writer whose rhapsodies and prose reflect on hardship, travel and duty in classical Chinese. (AI reason)
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Ruan Ji210–263ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetPost-Jian'an poems of private anguish and political turmoil written in a brooding, introspective mode. (AI reason)
Du Fu712–770ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetNarrative poems of war, refugee suffering and family separation that continue Cai Yan's tradition of personal testimony. (AI reason)
Li Qingzhao1084–1155ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yetWoman poet whose ci lyrics express grief, loss and displacement amid dynastic collapse. (AI reason)
- 屈原ReportAI suggestion, no reader data yet
Foundational Chinese laments of exile and sorrow in an impassioned, song-like form. (AI reason)
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