Xie Lingyun (385-433), whose real name is Lingyun, was born in Taikang County (now Henan Province), a minister, Buddhist scholar and traveler from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Liu and Song Dynasties, the originator of the landscape poetry school, his son, Zhong Shulang, his mother Liu, and the granddaughter of Wang Xizhi.
Born in Xie family of Chen county, born in Huiji county (now Shaoxing city). In the second year of Yuanxing (403), the Duke of Kangle County was attacked. Fu (Sima) began to join the army, and successively served as Fu Jun (), Qiu (Emperor Wu of Song) and Huangmen Assistant Minister in Zhongshu. After the establishment of the Liu and Song Dynasties, Ren Kangle County became a regular servant for scattered riding. Prince Zuo Gongwei, Yongjia Prefect, Secretary Supervisor, Linchuan Prefect. In the tenth year of Yuanjia (433), he was executed for "treason" at the age of 49.
Xie Lingyun is young, studious, well-read and good at writing articles. His poems are as famous as Yan Yanzhi's, and he is also called "Xie Yan". He was the first poet who devoted himself to creating landscape poems. He is also proficient in history, good at calligraphy, translating foreign Buddhist scriptures, and co-editing the Book of Jin with Xie.
Xie Lingyun was a traveler in ancient China. He spends most of his time traveling. He often chooses some strange and steep peaks as his tourism goals, and is also keen on this kind of tourism exploration. When challenging his courage and landscape, Xie Lingyun can get endless fun, which can be said to be the first pioneer of ancient rock climbing. In order to explore and travel, Xie Lingyun invented "hiking shoes"-a pair of wooden spikes. When going up the mountain, the nails in the front palm and the back palm were pulled out. Therefore, going up and down the mountain is particularly labor-saving and particularly secure. This is "thank you". He also built pavilions on some steep peaks to facilitate tourists to rest.