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科舉: 進士(籠統)
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劉隨州集
劉長卿集
劉隨州文集
劉隨州詩集
秦徴君校書與劉隨州唱和集
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[1]Name, dates, and identityThe person fields identify Liu Changqing as a Tang poet and literary figure. His dates are uncertain: biographical entries leave the birth year unknown and place his death around 789–791 or 790, while another set of claims lists birth years 709, 710, 725, and 726 and death years 785 and 790; the English text therefore retains the uncertainty.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The person fields give the name Liu Changqing, Tang affiliation, death year 790, and poet and literary-figure classifications.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographical entries describe him as a Tang poet and give differing dates, including an unknown birth year, death in 789 or 791, circa 790, and circa 789.
WikidataLiu Zhangqing (Q717981)The item labels him Liu Zhangqing, describes him as a poet, and lists multiple competing birth and death claims.
[2]Style name and rankLiu Changqing was styled Wenfang and ranked eighth in his family.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The alternate-name fields identify Liu Ba as a birth-order designation and Wenfang as his style name.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The profile and biography give the style name Wenfang and the rank eighth.
WikidataLiu Zhangqing (Q717981)The name and claim fields also identify Wenfang as an alias and style name.
[3]Native place and ancestral seatHis native place is given as either Xuanzhou, now Xuancheng in Anhui, or Hejian, now in Hebei; Hejian is also treated as his ancestral commandery.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The address fields list Hejian as both native and ancestral place and Xuanzhou as an alternative native place.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies preserve both place traditions, identify Hejian as the ancestral seat, and give the present-day locations of Xuanzhou and Hejian.
[4]Suizhou office and sobriquetHe served as prefect of Suizhou and was consequently known as Liu Suizhou.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The office fields list two appointments as prefect of Suizhou.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies state that his final office was prefect of Suizhou and that he was known as Liu Suizhou.
[5]Early residence and jinshi degreeHe lived in Luoyang in his early years, entered for the jinshi examination during the Kaiyuan era, and passed in the middle or later Tianbao period; a separate account places the degree in the twenty-first year of Kaiyuan.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The examination field records a jinshi degree in general terms.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies describe his early residence in Luoyang, examination during Kaiyuan, success in Tianbao, and the alternative date of Kaiyuan 21.
[6]Changzhou, Haiyan, and NanbaAfter entering office, he served at Changzhou and acted as magistrate of Haiyan in 758.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The office fields list the Changzhou county post in 757 and the Haiyan county post in 758.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies describe his first appointment at Changzhou and his acting appointment at Haiyan in 758.
[7]Imprisonment and demotionHe was imprisoned over an unspecified matter, demoted to Nanba, and later received a lesser transfer after reinvestigation.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies give the sequence of imprisonment, demotion to Nanba, and a later lesser transfer after reinvestigation.
[8]Censorial officesThe biographies name him as an Investigating Censor, while the office list also gives the title Palace Censor.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies name him as an Investigating Censor after the Changzhou and Haiyan appointments.
[9]Transportation appointmentsIn early Dali he held the Ministry of Rites post and transportation appointments, based at Yangzhou, and later became the provisional deputy for E-Yue transportation.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The office fields list the vice director in the Ministry of Rites, transportation commissioner’s judge, and transport commissioner’s provisional deputy in Dali.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biography places these appointments in early Dali, locates the judge at Yangzhou, and describes responsibility for Huai-Xi and E-Yue transportation.
[10]Mu Prefecture demotionAfter Wu Zhongru’s false impeachment, he was demoted to Sima of Mu Prefecture, an appointment dated around 775.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The office fields date the Mu Prefecture Sima appointment to 775.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies attribute the demotion to Wu Zhongru’s false impeachment and identify the Mu Prefecture Sima appointment.
[11]Suizhou and late careerHe became prefect of Suizhou early in Jianzhong, lived in Jiangzhou after Li Xilie occupied Suizhou in 782, and later joined the Huainan military staff.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The office fields record the Suizhou prefecture appointments in the Dali–Jianzhong period.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies describe his early-Jianzhong appointment, Li Xilie’s seizure of Suizhou in 782, his residence in Jiangzhou, and his late service in the Huainan military staff.
[12]Poetic reputationHe was an accomplished poet early in life, gained wider fame after the reigns of Suzong and Daizong, was paired with Qian Qi as Qian–Liu, and represented the Dali poetic style.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The literary biography describes his early poetic work, later reputation, pairing with Qian Qi, and importance to the Dali style.
[13]Five-character poetryHe specialized in regulated verse, especially five-character regulated poetry, called himself the Great Wall of Five-Character Poetry, and wrote about personal sorrow, state affairs, and popular hardship in a lucid, emotionally responsive style.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The biographies and literary assessments identify his specialization in regulated verse and five-character verse, his self-description, and the themes and style of his poetry.
[14]Critical receptionTang critics praised his verbal refinement but criticized limited novelty and repetition, whereas later criticism increasingly valued the restrained, emotional, and suggestive qualities of his poetry.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The general assessment and critical texts preserve Tang criticism of his refinement, novelty, repetition, and endings, as well as later praise of his restraint, emotional scenery, and meaning beyond the image.
[15]Collection titles and extentThe collection is known as Liu Suizhou ji, with ten- and eleven-juan versions, and appears under several related titles.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The works fields list Liu Suizhou ji, Liu Changqing ji, Liu Suizhou wenji, and Liu Suizhou shiji.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The literary entries give ten- and eleven-juan versions of Liu Suizhou ji and mention the surviving ten-juan Liu Changqing ji.
[16]Poetry anthology and ci lyricFive juan of his poetry appear in the Complete Tang Poetry, two further poems are added by its supplements, and one ci lyric is preserved under the title Zhexian yuan.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The literary entries give the five-juan Complete Tang Poetry grouping, two poems added by the supplements, and the attribution of the ci lyric Zhexian yuan.
[17]Editions and modern scholarshipEditions in the Sibu congkan and Sibu beiyao series circulated, and later editorial works include chronological annotated and collated editions by Chu Zhongjun and Yang Shiming.
Souyun劉長卿 (13340)The literary entry lists the Sibu congkan and Sibu beiyao editions and the chronological works by Chu Zhongjun and Yang Shiming.
[18]Family relationsHis grandfather was Liu Chuyue and his son-in-law was Li Mu.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The kinship fields identify Liu Chuyue as his grandfather and Li Mu as his son-in-law.
[19]Literary associationsHe praised Li Ye as a heroine among women poets and sent poems and prose to Liu Yan, Zhang Ji, and others.
CBDBLiu Changqing (33566)The association fields preserve the praise of Li Ye as a heroine among women poets and list the sending of poems and prose to Liu Yan and Zhang Ji.
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