Xie Lingyun

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Xie Lingyun (Pinyin: Xiè Língyùn; Wade-Giles: Hsieh⁴ Ling²-Yün⁴; Traditional Chinese: 謝霊運; Simplified Chinese: 谢灵运; 385-433), also known as the Duke of Kangle 康樂公, was a Chinese poet.

He was one of the foremost poets of the Period of Disunion, also known as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in the early Chinese Middle Ages. He was an official in the Eastern Qin and Liu-Sung dynasties, however factional intrigues led to his dismissal and exile. Later, because of his defiant attitude, he was arrested, and because he resisted when arrested, he was captured and executed in 433.

Xie Lingyun was a devout Buddhist and was considered a nature or landscape poet focusing on the "mountain and streams" 山水 instead of "Field and Garden" 田園 landscapes. His poetry is allusive, complex.

See also: List of Chinese authors

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