WRITER

Qiu Chuji

1148 - 1227

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Qiu Chuji (10 February 1148– 21 August 1227), courtesy name Tongmi (通密), also known by his Taoist name Master Changchun, was a renowned Taoist master from late Southern Song/Jin dynasty and a famous disciple of Wang Chongyang, the founder of Quanzhen School. He is known for being invited by Genghis Khan to a personal meeting near the Hindu Kush, who also respected and honored him as an Immortal. Qiu was one of the Seven True Daoists of the North. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qiu Chuji has received more than 219,929 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Qiu Chuji is the 1,440th most popular writer (up from 1,533rd in 2019), the 424th most popular biography from China (up from 446th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Chinese Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Qiu Chuji ranks 1,440 out of 7,302Before him are Miklós Zrínyi, Georges Feydeau, Petar Zrinski, Wilhelm Müller, Seamus Heaney, and Giuseppe Ungaretti. After him are Hieronymus of Cardia, Virginia Henderson, Régis Debray, Li Qingzhao, Enzo of Sardinia, and Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1148, Qiu Chuji ranks 3Before him are Pope Honorius III, and Béla III of Hungary.  Among people deceased in 1227, Qiu Chuji ranks 5Before him are Genghis Khan, Jochi, Pope Honorius III, and Leszek the White. After him are Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Abdallah al-Adil, Henry V, Count Palatine of the Rhine, Renaud I, Count of Dammartin, Marco I Sanudo, and Demetrius of Montferrat.

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In China

Among people born in China, Qiu Chuji ranks 424 out of 1,610Before him are Zhang Lu (101), Bo Xilai (1949), Daniel C. Tsui (1939), Emperor Chong of Han (143), Gongsun Zan (null), and Huang Gai (145). After him are Liu Xiang (-77), Li Qingzhao (1084), Emperor Wen of Liu Song (407), Ma Yuan (1160), Wei Zheng (580), and Lu You (1125).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Qiu Chuji ranks 34Before him are Lin Yutang (1895), Yan Fu (1854), Sima Xiangru (-179), Liang Qichao (1873), Qiu Jin (1875), and Du Mu (803). After him are Li Qingzhao (1084), Lu You (1125), J. G. Ballard (1930), Wen Tianxiang (1236), Liu Cixin (1963), and Eileen Chang (1920).