Ji Kang | |
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| 嵇康 | |
| Attendant Counsellor (中散大夫) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Cao Mao / Cao Huan |
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| Born | 223 Suixi County, Anhui |
| Died | 262 (aged 39) Luoyang, Henan |
| Spouse | Cao Lin's daughter |
| Relations | Ji Xi (brother) |
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| Occupation | Composer, essayist, philosopher, poet |
| Courtesy name | Shuye (叔夜) |
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| Chinese | 嵇康 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ji Kang (Chinese: 嵇康, 223–262), sometimes referred to as Xi Kang, courtesy name Shuye (叔夜, "shu" means the 3rd son of the main wife, "ye" means night), was a Chinese composer, essayist, philosopher, and poet of the Three Kingdoms period. He was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove who held aloof from the dangerous politics of third-century China to devote themselves to art and refinement.
Ji Kang is noted as an author and was also a famous composer and guqin-player. He was described as a handsome and tall man (approximately 1.88 metres).