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张九龄Zhang Jiuling

High Tang｜678–740｜also Chang Chiu-ling

Life

Zhang Jiuling was an upright chief minister under Emperor Xuanzong who warned against An Lushan. His poems are elegant and restrained.

Poems on this site

• Seeing White Hair in the Mirror照镜见白发｜five-character quatrain
• Gazing at the Moon, Thinking of One Far Away望月怀远｜five-character regulated verse