Liu Xun

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• 子長 未詳
• 水村 未詳
• 水雲村 室名、別號
• 起潛 字

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• 儒學
• [學官]

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1. [1] Life dates and identity Liu Xun was born in 1240 and died in 1319. He belonged to the late Song and early Yuan period, was known for poetry and prose, and served as a professor of Confucian learning.
   • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB supplies the romanized name, identifies him with the Yuan, and lists the office of Confucian professor.
   • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The biographical profile gives the dates 1240–1319, places him between the Song and Yuan, lists Confucian professor among his titles, and calls him skilled in poetry and prose.
   • WikidataLiu Xun (Q45425307)Wikidata identifies the person as Liu Xun and describes him as a Yuan-dynasty person.
2. [2] Names and sobriquets His courtesy name was Qiqian, with Chaoqian also given; his sobriquets were Shuicun and Shuiyuncun, and Zichang also appears among his names.
   • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB lists Zichang, Shuicun, Shuiyuncun, and Qiqian, identifying Shuiyuncun as a sobriquet or studio name and Qiqian as the courtesy name.
   • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The biographical entries give the variant courtesy name Chaoqian, the sobriquet Shuicun, and the forms Qiqian and Shuiyuncun.
   • WikidataLiu Xun (Q45425307)Wikidata lists the English and traditional-Chinese aliases Qiqian, Shicun, Shuiyuncun, Zichang, 子長, 水村, 水雲村, and 起潛.
3. [3] Native place Liu Xun came from Nanfeng in present-day Jiangxi, while Nanfengzhou is also given as his native place.
   • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB gives both Nanfengzhou and Nanfeng as his native-place entries.
   • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The biographical profile identifies him as a native of Nanfeng and specifies that it is now in Jiangxi.
4. [4] Learning and early literary reputation Liu Xun was portrayed as outstanding and unconventional; he studied the Classics and history, read broadly, and was praised for the force of his literary thought. In the late Song he and Chen You, a fellow townsman, made their names through poetry and prose.
   • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The two biographical passages call him outstanding and unconventional, describe his study of the Classics and history and his wide reading, compare his literary mind to a flowing spring, and associate him with Chen You in late-Song literary activity.
5. [5] Entry into Yuan service He was thirty-seven when the Song fell and entered Yuan service through recommendation.
   • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB classifies his route into office as recommendation.
   • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The biographical passages say that he was thirty-seven when the Song fell and describe his entry into Yuan service.
6. [6] Variant accounts of the school-director appointment The accounts disagree about the timing and location of his first school-director appointment: they give more than a decade after the Song's fall, eighteen years, or age fifty-five, and name Xu Commandery, Zhao Commandery, or Jianchang Route.
   • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The three biographical passages differ over the first school-director appointment: more than a decade after the Song's fall at Xu Commandery, eighteen years later at Zhao Commandery, or at age fifty-five on Jianchang Route.
   • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)The recommendation entry is consistent with the accounts' description of a recommended appointment.
7. [7] Yanping teaching post and titles At seventy Liu Xun received an imperial appointment as professor of Confucian learning on Yanping Route, and students kept him teaching for three more years after his term. His listed titles also include school director, professor, professor of Confucian learning, and Tongyi dafu.
   • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The profile lists school director, professor, Confucian professor, and Tongyi dafu; the biographical passages describe the imperial Yanping appointment at age seventy and the three-year extension by his students.
   • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB records a teaching post on Yanping Route and a post as professor of Confucian learning.
8. [8] Death and posthumous tomb texts He died in the sixth year of Emperor Renzong's Yanyou era, 1319, at the age of eighty. Wu Cheng wrote his epitaph and the tomb inscription entitled *故延平路儒學教授南豐劉君墓表*.
   • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The biographical entries give the Yanyou sixth year, the year 1319, the age of eighty, and the title of the tomb inscription.
   • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB identifies Wu Cheng as the author of the related epitaph and tomb text and gives the title of the tomb inscription.
9. [9] Parents Liu Xun's father was Liu Yan, and his mother was Jie, who is identified as Liu Yan's wife.
   • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB names Liu Yan as his father and identifies Jie as his mother and as Liu Yan's wife in the associated text titles.
   • WikidataLiu Xun (Q45425307)Wikidata also contains a father relationship pointing to the corresponding person item.
10. [10] Wife His wife was Fu, whose recorded dates are 1241–1303.
    • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB identifies Fu as Liu Xun's wife and gives her birth year as 1241 and death year as 1303.
    • WikidataLiu Xun (Q45425307)Wikidata also contains a spouse relationship for the person.
11. [11] Children Liu Xun had three sons: Liu Longrui, Liu Linrui, and Liu Luanrui.
    • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB lists Liu Longrui as the eldest son, Liu Linrui as the second son, and Liu Luanrui as the third son.
    • WikidataLiu Xun (Q45425307)Wikidata contains three child relationships, corroborating the three sons.
12. [12] Complete work list and volume counts The longer work list includes six titles, with 隱居通義 as a variant form of 隱居通議; it gives a total of 125 juan, while 隱居通議 is separately listed as thirty-one juan.
    • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The longer biographical entry lists six works, gives 隱居通義 as the variant title, and states that the works total 125 juan.
    • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB lists 水雲村稿 and identifies the thirty-one-juan 隱居通議 as a work authored by Liu Xun.
13. [13] Variant work list and poems A shorter account lists only 隱居通議 and 水雲村稿 and records fourteen poems.
    • Souyun劉壎 (36809)The shorter biographical entry lists only 隱居通議 and 水雲村稿 and says that fourteen poems are recorded.
14. [14] Literary genres His writing covered epitaphs, tomb tables, biographies, sacrificial texts, temple stele records, school and academy records, prefaces, postscripts, and pieces concerning buildings.
    • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB's association categories cover epitaphs, tomb tables, biographies, sacrificial texts, temple stele records, school and academy records, prefaces, postscripts, and poems, records, and naming texts for buildings.
15. [15] Prefaces Liu Xun wrote prefaces for Zhao Wen's 青山文集, Yi Zhongxin's 雪崖吟稿, and Zeng Ziliang's poetry and prose.
    • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB lists his prefaces for Zhao Wen's 青山文集, Yi Zhongxin's 雪崖吟稿, and Zeng Ziliang's poetry and prose.
16. [16] Letters He sent letters to Zhao Wen, Cheng Jufu, Hu Changru, Li Shian, Zang Mengjie, and Zhao Mengrong, among others.
    • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB lists letters sent to Zhao Wen, Cheng Jufu, Hu Changru, Li Shian, Zang Mengjie, and Zhao Mengrong.
17. [17] Poetic and prose gifts He presented poems and prose to Zang Mengjie and Zan Wanshou.
    • CBDBLiu Xun (35354)CBDB records poems and prose presented to Zang Mengjie and Zan Wanshou.