Qian Qi (722?-780), courtesy name Zhongwen, Han nationality, from Wuxing (now Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province), was a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The uncle of the great calligrapher Huai Su and the monk.
He failed several examinations in his early years and became a Jinshi in the tenth year of Tang Tianbao (751). At first, he was the secretary of the Provincial School Secretary and the captain of Lantian County. Later, he served as the Secretary of the Department of Xun Yuan, the Doctor of Kao Gong, and the Hanlin Bachelor. He once served as a doctor who took the exam and was known as "Qian Kao Gong" in his old life. In Daizong's Dali, he was a Hanlin bachelor.
He is one of the "Ten Talents of the Dali" and an outstanding one among them. He is known as "the crown of the Ten Talents of the Dali". He was also as famous as Lang Shiyuan and was called "Qian Lang". At that time, it was said that "there was Shen Song in the past and Qian Lang in the later period."
Character Experience
Qian From then on, he was initially secretary of the Provincial School Secretary and Lantian County Captain, and later served as Si Xun Yuan Wai Lang, Kao Gong Lang Zhong, Hanlin Bachelor, etc. He once served as a doctor in the imperial examination, and was known as "Qian Kaogong" in his old life. He was known as the "Ten Talents of the Dali" together with Han Hong, Li Duan, Lu Lun and others. Qian Qi is longer than Wuyan, with clear and beautiful words and harmonious melody. Because he is as famous as Lang Shiyuan, he is also known as "Qian Lang". Ren Zhi said: "There was Shen Song in the past, and Qian Lang in the later." Qian Qi was very dissatisfied with this, and said proudly: "Can Lang Shi Yuan'an be called the same as Yu?" Qian and Lang wrote poems to say goodbye, which was despised by contemporary commentators. The themes of Qian Qi's poems mostly focus on describing scenery and giving gifts and entertainment. The melody is harmonious and graceful, and sometimes there are good lines.
Qian Qi's poems were very famous at that time. Most of his poems were about farewell and social occasions, lingering on the scene and whitewashing the peace, which were far away from the social reality. However, his poems have a high artistic level, and their style is clear, elegant, flowing and graceful. He is especially good at describing scenes and is an outstanding representative of Dali poetry style.
A few works are sentimental and sympathetic to the suffering of farmers. The poem "Provincial Examination of Xiangling Drums and Psaltery" is the most famous. There is "Qian Kaogong Collection", which collects the five unique "One Hundred Untitled Poems of Jiang Xing" and several chapters, written by his great-grandson Qian Jue.