Liu Zongyuan
773 - 819
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Country of citizenship: Tang dynasty
Languages spoken, written or signed: Chinese
Occupation: poet, writer, calligrapher, politician
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Liu Zongyuan (Chinese: 柳宗元; pinyin: Liǔ Zōngyuán; 773 – 28 November 819) was a Chinese philosopher, poet, and politician who lived during the Tang dynasty. Liu was born in present-day Yongji, Shanxi. Along with Han Yu, he was a founder of the Classical Prose Movement. He has been traditionally classed as one of the "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song". Source: Wikipedia (en)
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