Ouyang Xiu (Chinese: 歐陽脩; pinyin: Ōuyáng Xiū; Wade–Giles: Ou-Yang Hsiu; 1007 – 1072 CE),[1] courtesy name Yongshu, also known by his art names Zuiweng (醉翁) and Liu Yi Jushi (六一居士), was a Chinese historian, calligrapher, epigrapher, essayist, poet, and politician of the Song dynasty. He was a renowned writer among his contemporaries and is considered the central figure of the Eight Masters of the Tang and Song. He revived the Classical Prose Movement (first begun by the two Tang dynasty masters two centuries before him) and promoted it in imperial examinations, paving the way for future masters like Su Shi and Su Zhe.
Ouyang Xiu's interests as a writer were remarkably diverse. As a historian, he was put in charge by Emperor Renzong of Song of creating the New Book of Tang, which was completed in 1060 CE. He also wrote in his spare time the Historical Records of the Five Dynasties, the only book in the Twenty-Four Histories to have been written in private by a single author. As a poet, he was a noted writer of both the cí and shi genres. But it was his prose writings like Zuiwengting Ji that won him the greatest acclaim. Treatises from Ouyang's voluminous œuvre range from studies of flowers to literary criticism and political commentaries.
Politically, Ouyang Xiu was one of the major proponents of the Qingli Reforms of the 1040s. When lead reformer Fan Zhongyan fell from power in 1045 CE, Ouyang was also demoted to posts away from the capital. He returned to the central government only in 1054, and gradually moved up the bureaucratic ladder again, until in 1060 he was made the assistant councilor of the state. He retired from politics in 1071, after vehemently (and unsuccessfully) opposing the New Policies of Wang Anshi, whose career he very much helped.
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OuyangXiu (Chinese: 歐陽脩; pinyin: ŌuyángXiū; Wade–Giles: Ou-Yang Hsiu; 1007 – 1072 CE), courtesy name Yongshu, also known by his art names Zuiweng (醉翁)...
Japanese : おうよう (鷹揚 / Ōyō), オウヤン (株) The Song Dynasty historian OuyangXiu traced the Ouyang surname to Ti (蹄, pinyin: Tí), a prince of Yue, the second son...
phenomena (萬物), a text on xingqi (行氣, circulating breath), and others. OuyangXiu, one of famous Eight Masters of the Tang and Song, died in 1072 in present-day...
place in China’s Song dynasty under the leadership of Fan Zhongyan and OuyangXiu. Taking place from 1043 to 1045 and so called for falling in the 1041-1048...
dynasty but being willing to serve a number of successive dynasties (see OuyangXiu and Sima Guang below). Feng Dao is depicted in the Wu Shuang Pu (無雙譜,...
period, such as Gao Shi, Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Wang Anshi, Sima Guang, OuyangXiu and Huang Tingjian, and in official histories like the New Book of Tang...
The work was compiled by a team of scholars of the Song dynasty, led by OuyangXiu and Song Qi. It was originally simply called the Tangshu (Book of Tang)...
("Six arguments") when he was only twelve. After the work was praised by OuyangXiu, one of the intellectual leaders of the era, Zeng Gong became widely known...
candidates and improve their quality. In 1044, Han Qi, Fan Zhongyan, OuyangXiu, and Song Qi implemented the Qingli Reforms, which included hiring experts...
highly criticized and even scorned by some. The statesman and historian OuyangXiu (1007–1072) called the religion a "curse" that could only be remedied...
The high court Chancellor Fan Zhongyan (989–1052), ardent Neo-Confucian OuyangXiu (1007–1072), the great calligrapher Huang Tingjian (1045–1105), and the...
Tang) in order to distinguish it, which was a work by the Song historians OuyangXiu (1007–1072), Song Qi (998–1061), et al. of the Song dynasty (between the...
(907–960), written by the Song dynasty official OuyangXiu in private. It was drafted during Ouyang's exile from 1036 to 1039 but not published until...
writers of subsequent dynasties. The Song dynasty (960–1279) scholar OuyangXiu (1007–1072) asserts that the "leaf" game existed at least since the mid-Tang...
Chancellor of China, Fan Zhongyan, and prominent official and historian OuyangXiu introduce the Qingli Reforms, which would be rescinded by the court in...
relating a story about OuyangXiu listening to Du Bin. Original text: 故公詩雲：座中醉客誰最賢？杜彬琵琶皮作弦。自從彬死世莫傳。 Translation: So Master (OuyangXiu) in his poem says:...
Chinese) – via Wikisource. Ouyang, Xiu (1073). Wǔdài Shǐjì (in Chinese) – via Wikisource. Ouyang, Xiu (n.d.e). Ōuyángxiū jí (in Chinese) – via Wikisource...
Doubts concerning Confucius' authorship of the Wings were expressed by OuyangXiu (1007-1072) and Sima Guang (1019-1086) during the Northern Song dynasty...
translation, are from the Song dynasty poets, such as Su Shi (Dongpo), OuyangXiu, Lu You and Yang Wanli. This was also a time of great achievement in painting...
official use, so those who want to be officials had to learn that style. OuyangXiu once again promoted the use of classical prose in the Song dynasty. As...
(4). In Ukrainian OuyangXiu. Xin Wudaishi. [Vol. 4] Atwood, Christopher P. (2010). "The Notion of Tribe in Medieval China: OuyangXiu and the Shatup Dynastic...
chief named *Bayar (拔也 Baye) ~ *Bayïrku (拔也古 Bayegu) The Song historian OuyangXiu rejected the Bayïrku origin of Shatuo; he pointed out that the Bayïrku...
countries in Asia. For example, in the poem "The Song of Japanese Swords" OuyangXiu, a statesman of the Song Dynasty in China, described Japanese swords as...
ISBN 9985-4-4152-9 OuyangXiu. Xin Wudaishi. Vol. 4 Atwood, Christopher P. (2010). "The Notion of Tribe in Medieval China: OuyangXiu and the Shatup Dynastic...
New Book of Tang by OuyangXiu The Old History of Five Dynasties by Xue Juzheng The New History of Five Dynasties by OuyangXiu The History of Song by...
China. Li, Baiyao (636). "3". Book of Northern Qi (in Chinese). China. Ouyang, Xiu (1060). "215". New Book of Tang (in Chinese). China. "中國歷史上幾次最著名的凌遲之刑"...
biological father with the title "Imperial Uncle", but the emperor agreed with OuyangXiu and others and decided to honour his biological father as his parent....
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