Zhang Yanghao
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Zhang Yanghao | |
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| Born | 1270 Licheng District, Jinan |
| Died | 1329 (aged 58–59) |
| Occupations | writer, government official |
| Known for | Sanqu poetry |
Zhang Yanghao (traditional Chinese: 張養浩; simplified Chinese: 张养浩; pinyin: Zhāng Yǎnghào; 1270–1329), courtesy name Ximeng, was a Chinese writer from Shandong who lived during the Yuan dynasty and authored prose, poems, as well as songs.[1] He is particularly well known for his Sanqu poetry.[1] Among his works is one of the most frequently anthologized poems of the "meditation on the past" (懷古; 怀古; huáigǔ) genre, a song poem titled "Meditation on the Past at Tong Pass" (潼關懷古; 潼关怀古; Tóngguān Huáigǔ) and set to the tune of "Sheep on Mountain Slope" (Chinese: 山坡羊; pinyin: Shānpō yáng).[2] Besides his work as a writer, Zhang Yanghao also held high government posts and served at one time as head of the Ministry of Rites.[3] His tomb is in Shandong, to the north of the city center of Jinan.
