Wang Bo

For other people named Wang Bo, see Wang Bo (disambiguation).
Wang Bo

Statue of Wang Bo at the Pavilion of Prince Teng
Chinese name
Chinese 王勃
Japanese name
Kanji 王勃
Hiragana おう ぼつ
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wang.

Wang Bo (Chinese: 王勃; Wade–Giles: Wang Po; 650–676), courtesy name Zi'an (子安), was a Tang dynasty Chinese poet, traditionally grouped together with Luo Binwang, Lu Zhaolin, and Yang Jiong as the Four Paragons of the Early Tang. He died at the age of 26, possibly from drowning, while going to Vietnam (then under Tang rule) to meet his father.[1]

He opposed the spread of the Gong Ti Style (宫体诗风) of the Sui Dynasty, and advocated a style rich in emotions. He was also famous for the essay Tengwang Ge Xu, which is included in the Chinese middle school curriculum.

References

  1. ↑ Chang, Kang-i Sun; Owen, Stephen (2010). The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-521-85558-7.