Liu Zongyuan
Chinese writer
- Lived
- 773–819
- Country
- Tang dynasty
Updated September 2026
About Liu Zongyuan
Liu Zongyuan, courtesy name Zihou (子厚), was a Chinese philosopher, prose writer, poet, and politician who lived during the Tang dynasty. Liu was born in present-day Yongji, Shanxi. Along with Han Yu, he was a leader of the Classical Prose Movement in Tang. He is traditionally recognized as one of the "Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song".
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