Xie Lingyun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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謝靈運 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Xie Lingyun, painted by Kanō Tsunenobu in the 18th century. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 385 Yangxia County, Henan, China | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 433 (aged 47–48) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Poet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Xie Feng (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Xie Huan (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Xie Yi (great grandfather) Xie Xuan (grandfather) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 謝靈運 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢灵运 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Alternative Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 康樂公 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 康乐公 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Xie Lingyun (Chinese: 謝靈運; Wade–Giles: Hsieh Ling-yün; 385–433) and also known as the Duke of Kangle (康樂公) was one of the foremost Chinese poets towards the end of the Southern and Northern Dynasties and continued in poetic fame through the beginning of the Six Dynasties, so Xie is also considered to be part of the Six Dynasties poetry era.