He Zhizhang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is He.

Tang Poem: Returning Home As An Unrecognized Old Man, Nantoyōsō Collection, Japan

He Zhizhang (simplified Chinese: 贺知章; traditional Chinese: 賀知章; pinyin: Hè Zhīzhāng; Wade–Giles: He Chih-chang, ca. 659–744), courtesy name Jizhen (季真), was a Chinese poet born in present-day Xiaoshan, Zhejiang during the Tang Dynasty, and is one of the Eight Immortals of the Wine Cup. His well-known works include On Returning Home.

References

Jiang, Xinmei, "He Zhizhang". Encyclopedia of China (Chinese Literature Edition), 1st ed.

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