Lin Bu Explained

Lin Bu

Native Name:

林逋

Native Name Lang:

zh-hant

Birth Date:

967

Birth Place:

Fenghua, Zhejiang, China

Death Place:

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Occupation:

Poet

Module:

Child:	yes
P:	Lín Bū
Also Known As:	Junfu
P2:	Jūnfù
Altname3:	Hejing Xiansheng
P3:	Héjìng Xiānshēng

Lin Bu (; 967–1028) was a Chinese poet during the Northern Song dynasty. His courtesy name was Junfu (君復). One of the most famous verse masters of his time,^[1] Lin lived as a recluse by the West Lake in Hangzhou for much of his later life. His works and theatrical solitude won him nationwide fame,^[1] and he was offered prestigious government posts, although he refused all civic duties in pursuit of his poetry. Long after he died, Lin's eccentric attitude and his works retained a vivid place in Song cultural imagination and later works.^[1]

Works

Lin is well known for his romantic poems. One example of his works, titled Everlasting Longing is shown below:

Notes and References

Book: The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature, Volume 1. Kang-i Sun Chang. Kang-i Sun Chang. Stephen Owen. Stephen Owen (academic). Cambridge University Press. 2008. 978-0-521-85558-7. 371.