Wang Han, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, named Ziyu, was born in Jinyang, Bingzhou (now Taiyuan, Shanxi). Ruizong Jingyun was a Jinshi, an official secretary, and was demoted to Xianzhou Biejia. Because of his dissolute behavior and his fondness for entertainment and drinking, he was demoted to Daozhou Sima and died in his post. There are thirteen poems in one volume of "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty", among which "Liangzhou Ci" and "Luminous Cup of Grape Wine" are widely recited.
Wang Zhihuan (688-742), a poet of the Tang Dynasty, was born in Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi). Later he moved to Jiangxian County. At the beginning of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, he was appointed as the chief registrar of Hengshui County in Jizhou. He was framed and abandoned his official position. In his later years, he was reinstated as the captain of Wen'an County (today's Wen'an, Hebei Province). He was a bold man and often composed and sang songs with musicians, which made him famous for a while. Six of his poems are preserved in "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty", among which "Liangzhou Ci", "Yellow River Far Above the White Clouds" and "Ascending the Zhongque Tower" are the most recited.
Wang Changling (698-about 756), a poet of the Tang Dynasty, named Shaobo, was born in Jinyang (now Taiyuan, Shanxi). He was a Jinshi in Kaiyuan, official secretary and provincial secretary, and was transferred to the Wei of Sishui County (today's northwest of Xingyang, Henan). He was demoted and was appointed as the Cheng of Jiangning County at the end of Kaiyuan. In Tianbaozhong, he was also appointed as the Lieutenant of Longbiao County (today's west of Qianyang, Hunan Province). In his later life, he was called Wang Jiangning or Wang Longbiao. During the Anshi Rebellion, he returned to his hometown and passed through Haozhou (now Hao County, Anhui), where he was killed by Lu Qiuxiao, the governor. During his lifetime, he had contacts with famous poets Wang Zhihuan, Gao Shi, Cen Shen, Wang Wei and Li Bai. He was famous for his ability in seven-character quatrains, and his poems about military life in the frontier fortress are powerful and high-spirited. His other farewell poems and other poems are refined and perfect. The Ming Dynasty compiled "Wang Changling Collection".
Wang Wei (701-760), a Tang Dynasty poet and painter, was named Mojie. His ancestral home was Qi County. His father moved to Puzhou (now west of Yongji, Shanxi), so he was a native of Hedong. When he was a Jinshi in Kaiyuan, he was tired of his official position and was given a job. Anlu Mountain fell into Chang'an and forced him to take office. After the rebellion was over, he was demoted to Prince Zhongyun. Later, he was promoted to Shangshu Youcheng. In his later life, he was called King Youcheng. In his later years, he retired to Lantian and wandered in seclusion among officials, playing the piano, composing poems, painting, and reciting Buddhism. He wrote some frontier poems during his period, but in his life, he wrote the most pastoral poems describing secluded life and natural scenery, and achieved great success. He was also proficient in music and good at painting, mostly painting landscapes, turquoise and rocks. Su Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty said that there are paintings in poems and poems in paintings. Dong Qichang of the Ming Dynasty praised him as the "ancestor of Nanzong painting" and said that literati painting began with Wang Youcheng. The extant "Snowy Creek Picture" and "Portrait of Fusheng in Jinan" are said to be his paintings. The Collection of Wang Youcheng is preserved today.
Lulun (748-about 800), a poet of the Tang Dynasty, was born in Hezhongpu (now west of Yongji, Shanxi). After several Jinshi were not ranked, he was recommended by the prime minister Yuan Zai during the reign of Emperor Daizong. He was promoted to the supervisory censor. Later, he entered the Marshal's Mansion in Hezhong under the Hunxian curtain and served as a doctor in the household department. Most of the poems he wrote were farewell and reward works, and a few reflected the life of frontier fortress soldiers. "Song under the Fortress" is more famous and is one of the "Ten Talents of the Dali". The Ming Dynasty compiled "Lulun Collection".
Song Zhiwen (?——712), a poet of the Tang Dynasty. His courtesy name was Yanqing, and his first name was Shaolian. He was from Fenzhou (now Fenyang, Shanxi Province). Emperor Gaozong was a Jinshi in the Yuan Dynasty, and he was an official and a merit examiner, Wai Lang. At first, he served Zhang Yizhi, Wu Zetian's favorite minister, and was demoted to Longzhou to join the army. Soon after he returned to Luoyang, he joined Wu Sansi. He was demoted to the governor of Yue for taking bribes in charge of tribute. During Ruizong's reign, he was exiled to Qinzhou and sentenced to death. His poems are as famous as those of Shen Quanqi, and are also called "Shen Song".
Xue Daoheng (540-609), Sui minister and poet. The courtesy name is Xuanqing, a native of Fenyang, Hedong (now southwest of Wanrong, Shanxi). He served in the Northern Qi Dynasty and Northern Zhou Dynasty. After entering the Sui Dynasty, he held the official positions of Minister of History and General Manager of Xiangzhou. Emperor Yang ascended the throne and was assigned to the official position. Because he wrote "Ode to the Emperor Gao Zuwen" and praised Ying, he was tabooed by Emperor Yang and was killed. He was good at diction, and was well-known at that time for his talent in writing. His poems were eloquent, and the phrase "the swallows fell on the empty beams and the mud" in "Xi Xi Salt" was highly praised by people at the time. Later generations compiled "Xue Sili Collection".