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Zhao ShiXiu 赵师秀

Born: 1170 CE (Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province)
Died: 1219 CE (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province)
Dynasty: Southern Song

Little is recorded of Zhao ShiXiu's life.  He passed the civil examination in 1190 CE and was stationed in various locations, mostly in the east, during the Southern Song Dynasty before dying in Hangzhou and being buried near the West Lake.  He was most famous for his 律诗.

Source: wikipedia.org 10.31.08

Poems:
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