[1]Name, style names and datesZhang Yuangan's courtesy name was Zhongzong and his sobriquets Luchuan Laoyin, Zhenyin Shanren and Luchuan Jushi; he was a ci poet of the Song dynasty, born in 1091 and died in 1161.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)The notices in Quan Song Shi and Quan Song Wen give his courtesy name as Zhongzong and his sobriquets as Zhenyin Shanren, Luchuan Jushi and Luchuan Laoyin, and both date him from 1091 to 1161.
CBDBZhang Yuangan (19699)CBDB records his name as Zhang Yuangan, places him in the Song dynasty, and gives his courtesy name as Zhongzong and his sobriquet as Luchuan Laoyin.
WikidataZhang Yuangan (Q11068117)Wikidata gives his name as Zhang Yuangan, his courtesy name as Zhongzong, his sobriquet as Luchuan Laoyin, his dates as 1091 and 1161, and his occupation as a writer.
[2]Native placeHis native place is given either as Yongfu in Fuzhou (modern Yongtai, Fujian) or as Changle in Fuzhou.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi makes him a man of Yongfu (modern Yongtai, Fujian), Quan Song Wen and another notice of Yongfu in Fuzhou, Cixue Tulu simply of Fuzhou, and the Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian of Changle in Fuzhou.
[3]Conflicting datesSome accounts give his birth year as 1092, and his death as 1170 or about 1175, alongside the usual 1091 to 1161.
CBDBZhang Yuangan (19699)CBDB gives his birth year as 1092 and his death year as 1161, the birth year differing from the 1091 of other accounts.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)The Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian dates him from 1091 to about 1175, the Cixue Tulu from 1091 to 1170, and another notice from 1091 to 1175.
[4]Youth and poetic trainingQuan Song Shi notes that he travelled with his father's postings in his youth and learned poetry from Xu Fu.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records that in his youth he travelled with his father's postings and studied poetry under Xu Fu.
[5]College graduation and first postUnder Emperor Huizong he qualified for office from the Upper Hall of the Imperial College, and in 1125 became assistant magistrate of Chenliu County.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records his release from the Upper Hall in the Zhenghe era and his appointment as assistant magistrate of Chenliu in 1125; Quan Song Wen also records his graduation from the Upper Hall of the Imperial College under Zhenghe.
[6]Fame as a ci poetThe Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian records that he was known for his ci in the Zhenghe and Xuanhe years.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)The Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian records that he was known for his ci during the Zhenghe and Xuanhe eras of Emperor Huizong.
[7]Service under Li GangIn 1126 he joined Li Gang's staff and fought the Jin, and was demoted on the same day as Li Gang.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records that in 1126 he joined the staff of Li Gang, defender of the eastern capital and commissioner of the imperial expedition, and was banished on the same day as Li Gang; Quan Song Wen adds that he fought against the Jin as Li Gang's staff officer.
[8]Refuge in the southAfter the fall of Bianjing he took refuge in the Wu and Yue regions.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records that after the Jin army took Bianjing he took refuge between Wu and Yue.
[9]Gaozong's reign and retirementUnder Emperor Gaozong he held posts in the Directorate of Public Works and as pacification commissioner, accompanied the emperor to Mingzhou, and retired in 1131 at forty-one as a Right Gentleman for Court Service.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records that in the Jianyuan era he was appointed to the Directorate of Public Works and as pacification commissioner, accompanied Emperor Gaozong to Mingzhou, gave offence, and retired in 1131 as a Right Gentleman for Court Service; Quan Song Wen notes that he retired at the age of forty-one.
[10]Refusal to serve with Qin HuiUnwilling to serve at the same court as Qin Hui, he gave up office and went home.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)The Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian records that after the court moved south he was ashamed to serve alongside Qin Hui and gave up office; Quan Song Wen likewise records his refusal to serve with the treacherous.
[11]Poem for Hu QuanIn 1142, after Hu Quan's exile, Zhang Yuangan wrote the ci poem He Xinlang in Fuzhou to encourage him.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records that in 1142 Hu Quan petitioned for Qin Hui's execution and was exiled to Xinzhou, whereupon Zhang Yuangan, then in Fuzhou, wrote the ci poem He Xinlang to encourage him; the Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian records that his ci for Hu Quan enraged Qin Hui.
[12]Trial and expulsionIn 1151 he was summoned to the Grand Court of Judicature in Lin'an over the poem and struck from the registers.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records that in 1151 he was summoned to the Grand Court of Judicature in Lin'an over the poem and struck from the registers; the Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian likewise records his expulsion over the affair.
[13]Death and officeHe died in 1161 at the age of seventy-one, having risen to vice director of the Directorate of Public Works.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi and Quan Song Wen both give his death in 1161 at the age of seventy-one; Quan Song Wen adds that he rose to vice director of the Directorate of Public Works.
CBDBZhang Yuangan (19699)CBDB records his office as vice director of the Directorate of Public Works.
[14]Modern chronologiesModern chronologies of his life were compiled by Cao Jiping and Wang Zhaopeng.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi notes that his career is treated in Cao Jiping's Zhang Yuangan nianpu jianbian and Wang Zhaopeng's Zhang Yuangan nianpu; Quan Song Wen also cites Wang Zhaopeng's chronology.
[15]Reputation as a ci poetZhang Yuangan was a noted patriotic ci poet with a bold and heroic style and a forerunner of the Xin Qiji school.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi calls him a famous patriotic ci poet of the Song with a bold and heroic style; Cixue Tulu calls him a forerunner of the Xin Qiji school.
[16]Skill in shi and ciHe was skilled in both shi and ci poetry.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Wen records that he was skilled in both poetry and ci.
[17]Luchuan Guilai JiHis Luchuan Guilai Ji ran to fifteen juan with an appendix and survives only in part; Qing editors reconstructed ten juan from the Yongle Dadian.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records that the Luchuan Guilai Ji in fifteen juan with an appendix survives only in part and that the Qing editors of the Siku Quanshu reconstructed ten juan of it from the Yongle Dadian; the Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian and Cixue Tulu also list the collection.
[18]Ci collectionsHis son printed his ci as Luchuan Jushi Ci in two juan, and Luchuan Ci in one juan is extant.
Souyun張元幹 (25448)Quan Song Shi records that his son printed his ci as Luchuan Jushi Ci in two juan; Quan Song Wen records that he wrote the one-juan Luchuan Ci, still extant; the Zhongguo Lidai Renming Da Cidian and Cixue Tulu also list these works.
[19]Implication through friendsHe was implicated through his association with Li Gang and Hu Quan.
CBDBZhang Yuangan (19699)CBDB records that he was implicated through his association with Li Gang and Hu Quan.
[20]Prefaces and colophons in his collectionThe Luchuan Guilai Ji contains prefaces by Cai Kan and Zeng E and colophons by Li Mixun, Yang Shi, Ye Mengde, Wang Zao, Zhou Bida and others.
CBDBZhang Yuangan (19699)CBDB records that prefaces to his book were written by Cai Kan and Zeng E, and colophons by Li Mixun, Yang Shi, Ye Mengde, Wang Zao, Zhou Bida and others.
[21]His own prefaces and colophonsHe wrote prefaces for works by Wang Fu and Chen Guan, colophons on works and painting by Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Zhang Xiaoxiang and Wu Zhen, and sacrificial addresses for Li Gang and Deng Su.
CBDBZhang Yuangan (19699)CBDB records that he wrote prefaces for works by Wang Fu and Chen Guan, colophons for works and painting by Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, Zhang Xiaoxiang and Wu Zhen, and sacrificial addresses for Li Gang and Deng Su.
[22]Parting words, portraits and buildingsHe wrote parting words for Li Jing, portrait inscriptions for Xiang Ziyin and Qingyu, and poems and records for the buildings of Cheng Mai and Ruan Gui.
CBDBZhang Yuangan (19699)CBDB records his parting words for Li Jing, portrait inscriptions for Xiang Ziyin and Shi Qingyu, and poems and records naming the buildings of Cheng Mai and Ruan Gui.
[23]Individual colophonsColophons of his in the Luchuan Guilai Ji include pieces on Mi Fu's paintings and on Wu Zhen's works.
CBDBZhang Yuangan (19699)CBDB records his colophons on Mi Fu's Xia Shu Jiang Shan Tu and Shan Shui and his notes on Wu Zhen's Tang Shu Jiu Miu and Wu Dai Shi Zuan Wu, all preserved in the Luchuan Guilai Ji.