Mo Xuanqing

Mo Xuanqing (Chinese: 莫宣卿; pinyin: Mò Xuānqīng, August 17, 834) born in Zhaoqing, Guangdong, was the youngest Number One scholar (in the imperial examination) from Tang Dynasty, in Chinese History. He was known as a talented person from the age of 12. In 851, at the age of 17, he was also the first youngest Number One Scholar (in the imperial examination) in Chinese history since Sui Dynasty and the first Number One Scholar in Lingnan.

In mid 2006, descendants of Mo's came from all over China; especially from Hunan, Guangxi and Guangdong Province, locol's around 15.4 million people, to hold a memorial day with series events for the "1171 anniversary of Mo Xueqing Scholar Celebrations".

Poetry

There are 4 famous poems Mo Xueqing wrote under this title. He composed more than 200 pieces: poems and songs, however, most of his poems were lost and there are not more than 20 pieces remain published in China's literary history such as Complete Tang Dynasty Poetry(全唐詩), Cantonese Poetry Collection(粵詩蒐逸),(封川縣志) and (開建縣志), in today.

書屋倚麒麟,不同牛馬路。床頭萬卷書,溪上五龍渡。
井汲冽寒泉,桂花香玉露。茅檐無外物,只見青雲護。
建禮儼朝冠,重門耿夜闌。碧空蟾魄度,清禁漏聲殘。
候曉車輿合,凌霜劍佩寒。星河猶皎皎,銀箭尚珊珊。
杳靄祥光起,霏微瑞氣攢。忻逢聖明代,長願接鵷鸞。
長川含媚色,波底孕靈珠。素魄生蘋末,圓規照水隅。
淪漣冰彩動,蕩漾瑞光鋪。迥夜星同貫,清秋岸不枯。
江妃思在掌,海客亦忘軀。合浦當還日,恩威信已敷。
我本南山鳳,豈同凡鳥群。
(見《封川志》)

See also

Poetry portal
Novels portal

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