Xu Hun

TimelineCBDB

1. 854 州刺史 大中
2. 855 州刺史 大中
3. 849 監察御史

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• 丁卯 未詳
• 仲誨 字
• 用誨 字

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• 書法家
• 詩人
• 文人
• 工於文

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1. [1] Dates and identity The sources give 788 or 791 as Xu Hun’s birth year and 858 or 862 as his death year; they identify him as a Tang poet, writer, and calligrapher, with one account calling him a leading poet of the late Tang.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biographical entries give the alternatives 788–858 and 791–858, and describe Xu Hun as a leading poet of the late Tang.
   • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The main record dates his birth to 791 and lists Tang, calligrapher, poet, and writer classifications.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database許渾 (A019158)The authority record confirms the name Xu Hun and the Tang dynasty.
   • WikidataXu Hun (Q4382404)The entity record describes Xu Hun as a Tang-dynasty writer and lists 791, 788, and 862 among its date values.
2. [2] Names and birth order Xu Hun’s courtesy name is given as Yonghui or Zhonghui, with Yonghui and Zhonghui variant forms written with 誨; he was seventh in birth order and became known as Xu Dingmao.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biographies give the names 用晦 and 仲晦, state that he was seventh in birth order, and explain the later name Xu Dingmao.
   • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The main record lists Dingmao, Zhonghui, and Yonghui, marking the latter two as courtesy names.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database許渾 (A019158)The authority record gives 用晦 and 仲晦 as aliases.
   • WikidataXu Hun (Q4382404)The entity record includes the variant names 仲誨, 用誨, 用晦, and Dingmao.
3. [3] Native place and lineage The sources variously give Danyang, Luoyang, or Muzhou as the native place, Anlu as ancestral or commandery affiliation, and Xu Yushi as either a sixth-generation ancestor or grandfather.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biographies identify him with Runzhou Danyang, also give Luoyang, Anlu, and Xu Yushi as a sixth-generation ancestor, and describe Xu Yushi as a chancellor of the Wu Zetian era.
   • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The main record gives Danyang as the basic native place, Anlu as ancestral place, and Xu Yushi as grandfather.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database許渾 (A019158)The authority record associates him with Runzhou and gives the Danyang, Muzhou, and Xu Yushi alternatives.
4. [4] Move to Dingmao After reaching adulthood, Xu Hun moved to Jingkou and named his collection after Dingmao Ravine, which led to the later name Xu Dingmao.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biography says that he moved to Jingkou’s Dingmao Ravine, named his poetry collection after it, and was later called Xu Dingmao.
5. [5] Examination Xu Hun passed the Presented Scholar examination in 832, the sixth year of the Taihe era.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)Several biographies date his jinshi success to the sixth year of Taihe, or 832.
   • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The examination entry classifies him as a jinshi.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database許渾 (A019158)The authority note also calls him a jinshi of 832.
6. [6] Early offices In the Kaicheng era Xu Hun served at Dangtu, acted as magistrate of Dangtu and Taiping, and later assisted a Lingnan staff.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biography records the Kaicheng offices at Dangtu, the acting magistracies of Dangtu and Taiping, and later service with a Lingnan staff.
   • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The office entries list the magistracies of Dangtu and Taiping.
7. [7] Censorate and return east Xu Hun entered the court as an Investigating Censor in early Dazhong, with another dating placing the appointment in 849, then returned to Dingmao Bridge, became Sima of Runzhou, and served in the eastern capital.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biographies place his entry into the censorate in early Dazhong, followed by an illness-related return to Dingmao Bridge, appointment as Sima of Runzhou, and service in the eastern capital.
   • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The office entries list Investigating Censor, Sima of Runzhou, and the Yu bu post in charge of the eastern capital.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database許渾 (A019158)The authority note dates his appointment as Investigating Censor to the third year of Dazhong, 849.
8. [8] Provincial offices and good government The office chronology includes Fushui in 854 and Muzhou in 855; biographies place his final provincial offices at Ying and Muzhou and praise his administration.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biographies list Ying and Muzhou among his final provincial offices.
   • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The office entries give Dazhong years eight and nine for Fushui and Muzhou and also list Ying and Muzhou as provincial offices.
   • DILA Buddhist Authority Database許渾 (A019158)The authority note says that he ended as governor of Ying and Muzhou and that he governed well wherever he served.
9. [9] Illness and retirement Xu Hun studied hard from youth, was often ill, loved landscape, and later retired because of illness to Dingmao Bridge.
   • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biographies describe his lifelong illness, love of landscape, and later withdrawal to the Dingmao Bridge residence.
10. [10] Literary exchanges Xu Hun had gift-poetry and prose associations with Du You, Liu Sanfu, and Li Yijian.
    • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The association entries list Du You, Liu Sanfu, and Li Yijian in gift-poetry and prose relationships with Xu Hun.
11. [11] Regulated verse Xu Hun wrote no old-style verse and specialized in regulated verse, with antiquarian and rural themes, closely wrought couplets, mature prosody, and harmonious tonal music.
    • Souyun許渾 (19980)The literary assessments say that he wrote no old-style verse, specialized in regulated verse, favored antiquarian and rural subjects, and was known for dense couplets, mature prosody, and harmonious sound.
12. [12] Famous couplet and water imagery The couplet from East Tower over Xianyang was widely recited, and Xu Hun’s frequent use of water imagery prompted a well-known critical saying.
    • Souyun許渾 (19980)The literary entry calls the couplet from East Tower over Xianyang a celebrated couplet recited through the ages.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database許渾 (A019158)The authority note says that his poems often write of water and gives the saying about Xu Hun’s wet poems and Du Fu’s sorrow.
13. [13] Tiantai dream story A transmitted story tells of Xu Hun’s dream of a woman asking for a poem and the subsequent change of the line after a second dream.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database許渾 (A019158)The authority note presents the Tiantai dream, the first poem line, the woman’s question, and the revised line as a transmitted story.
14. [14] Dingmao ji and related titles Xu Hun compiled Dingmao ji at Dingmao Bridge in the fourth year of Dazhong; it circulated in two juan, and several other titles are associated with him.
    • Souyun許渾 (19980)The biographies mention Dingmao ji, its compilation during the fourth year of Dazhong at Dingmao Bridge, and its circulation in two juan.
    • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The text entries list Dingmao ji, Yi, Xubu, Xuji, Xu Yonghui wenji, and Jiwai yishi.
15. [15] Editions and annotations The standard editions include the Xu Yonghui collection in the Xugu yishu congshu series and Dingmao ji in the Sibu congkan series.
    • Souyun許渾 (19980)The literary entry names the Xugu yishu congshu edition of Xu Yonghui wenji and the Sibu congkan edition of Dingmao ji.
16. [16] Variant title forms and commentaries The titles use both 用晦 and 用誨, and the recorded annotated editions include works by Xu Peirong and Luo Shijin.
    • Souyun許渾 (19980)The literary entry names Xu Peirong’s Dingmao ji jianzhu and Luo Shijin’s Dingmao ji jianzhen.
    • CBDBXu Hun (92743)The text entries preserve both Dingmao ji and Xu Yonghui wenji, with the 用晦 and 用誨 forms.
17. [17] Quan Tang shi transmission The Quan Tang shi includes eleven juan of Xu Hun’s poetry, with works by others mixed in and many Xu poems entering Du Mu’s collections; later supplements add four poems and two fragments.
    • Souyun許渾 (19980)The literary entries state that Quan Tang shi has eleven juan with interpolated works, that Xu poems entered Du Mu’s collections, and that the supplementary collections add four poems and two fragments.
18. [18] Poetic classification The Shiren zhuke tu places Xu Hun among the four ascending-hall poets under Wu Yuanheng.
    • Souyun許渾 (19980)The Shiren zhuke tu lists Xu Hun among the four poets in Wu Yuanheng’s ascending-hall group.
19. [19] Later reception Later judgments of Xu Hun’s poetry diverged: Hu Yinglin praised its compact workmanship and ranked him among notable late-Tang poets, while Chen Shidao criticized the popular enthusiasm for him; the difference was attributed to changing poetic tastes.
    • Souyun許渾 (19980)The literary assessment records Hu Yinglin’s praise, Chen Shidao’s criticism, and the explanation that the divergence reflected changing poetic fashions.