Xie Lingyun

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Xie Lingyun (Pinyin: Xiè Língyùn; Wade-Giles: Hsieh⁴ Ling²-Yün⁴; Traditional Chinese: 謝靈運; 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 Southern and Northern Dynasties, in the early Chinese Middle Ages. He was an official in the Jin and Liu Song 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