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Qu Yuan

343 BC - 278 BC

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Qu Yuan (c. 340 BC – 278 BC) was a Chinese poet and aristocrat in the State of Chu during the Warring States period. He is known for his patriotism and contributions to classical poetry and verses, especially through the poems of the Chu Ci anthology (also known as The Songs of the South or Songs of Chu): a volume of poems attributed to or considered to be inspired by his verse writing. Together with the Shi Jing, the Chu Ci is one of the two greatest collections of ancient Chinese verse. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Qu Yuan has received more than 582,470 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Qu Yuan is the 446th most popular writer (down from 394th in 2019), the 98th most popular biography from China (down from 87th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Writer.

Qu Yuan is most famous for his patriotism and his writing. He was a minister of the state of Chu during the Warring States period, but he was banished by King Huai of Chu for his criticism of the king's policies. Qu Yuan wrote a lot of poems about his sadness and anger at being exiled.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Qu Yuan ranks 446 out of 5,755Before him are Mika Waltari, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Comte de Lautréamont, Seneca the Elder, Ágota Kristóf, and Gabriela Mistral. After him are Ève Curie, Livius Andronicus, Richard Bach, Thomas Paine, John Galsworthy, and Ilya Ehrenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 343 BC, Qu Yuan ranks 1 Among people deceased in 278 BC, Qu Yuan ranks 1After him are Metrodorus of Lampsacus, Zipoetes I of Bithynia, and Polyaenus of Lampsacus.

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In China

Among people born in China, Qu Yuan ranks 98 out of 1,392Before him are An Lushan (702), Yang Guifei (719), Zhang Heng (78), Tongzhi Emperor (1856), Soong Ching-ling (1893), and Hua Tuo (200). After him are 13th Dalai Lama (1876), Milarepa (1052), Wu Cheng'en (1500), Emperor Yang of Sui (569), Jingtai Emperor (1428), and Lin Biao (1907).

Among WRITERS In China

Among writers born in China, Qu Yuan ranks 4Before him are Du Fu (712), Lu Xun (1881), and Gao Xingjian (1940). After him are Wu Cheng'en (1500), Luo Guanzhong (1330), Wang Wei (699), Faxian (340), Mo Yan (1955), Bai Juyi (772), Kumārajīva (343), and Jin Yong (1924).