Yuan Mei
Yuan Mei | |||||||
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袁枚 | |||||||
Yuan Mei Portrait by Luo Ping | |||||||
| Born | March 25, 1716 | ||||||
| Died | January 3, 1798 (aged 81) | ||||||
| Education | jinshi degree | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Painter, poet | ||||||
| Notable work | Suiyuan shihua Suiyuan Shidan | ||||||
| Relatives | Yuan Ji (sister) | ||||||
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| Chinese | 袁枚 | ||||||
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| Zicai | |||||||
| Chinese | 子才 | ||||||
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| Jianzhai | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 簡齋 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 简斋 | ||||||
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| Cangshan Jushi | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 倉山居士 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 仓山居士 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Mount Cang Householder | ||||||
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| Suiyuan Zhuren | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 隨園主人 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 随园主人 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Owner of Sui Garden | ||||||
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| Suiyuan Laoren | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 隨園老人 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 随园老人 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Old Man of Sui Garden | ||||||
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Yuan Mei (Chinese: 袁枚; pinyin: Yuán Méi; 1716–1797) was a Chinese poet of the Qing dynasty. He was often mentioned with Ji Yun as the "Nan Yuan Bei Ji" (Chinese: 南袁北紀; pinyin: nányuán běijì; lit. 'Yuan of the south and Ji of the north').