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1、PeterKilbourneDecember11,2011WeiYing-wu(737-791)WeiYing-wuwasbornnearthecapitalcityofChang’an,onanestateontheTulingPlateau.Weiwasthethirdsonofadistinguishedfamily,whichproducedbothhigh-rankingofficialsandrespectedartists.Hisgreatgrandfatherandhisgreat-great-greatgrandfatherwerebothGrandCounci
2、lorstoemperors,andhisfather,uncle,andcousinwerewell-knownpainters(Pinexiii.)BythetimeofWei’sbirth,however,thefamily’sfortuneswereonthedecline.Theestatewasnolongerproducingthesamekindofrevenueithadinearlieryears,anditseemslikelythatWei’sfatherandhisgrandfathergotcaughtupinpoliticalupheavalsatt
3、hecourt.Inspiteofthesesetbacks,WeiwasinvitedtojointhePalaceGuardattheageof15.Atfirsthefreelyjoinedintheexcessesofthecourt,butinthewinterof755,GeneralAnLu-shanbeganhisrebellion,andeverythingchangedforWei.Hemetandmarriedhis10wifeYuanP’ing,alsoknownaFo-li,orBuddhaPower(xv.)Politicalturmoilnotwit
4、hstanding,beingacivilservantwastheonlypossiblecareerforanaristocratlikeWei(Fairbank&Goldman83.)Whentheemperorregainedsomeofhispowerin759,WeiwasgivenanexemptionbecauseofhisillustriousfamilyandenrolledintheImperialCollege.Withthegovernmentdesperateforloyalofficials,Weiwasswiftlypromotedandgiven
5、ajobasmagistrateinLoyangCounty.Hewasverydisappointedinthejobandthelifeofagovernmentofficial.AconscientiousBuddhist,whowasuncomfortableandstiffinacrowd,hedidn’tgetalongwellwiththeotherbureaucrats,andhedidn’tlikethewaythearmymistreatedthecivilians(Pinexvi.)AstheEmperorwasforcedtocedepowertothem
6、ilitary,andtheadministrationbecamemoreregionalized(Fairbank&Goldman83),therefollowedforWeiaseriesofunsatisfactorygovernmentjobsmixedwithstaysinmonasterieswhenhewasoutofwork.Duringallthistime,likesomanyotherofficials,hewrotepoetry.Infact,beingagoodpoetwasnecessary10forthosewishingtoadvanceinbu
7、reaucraticcircles(Barstonelxii.)Bythetimeofhisdeathin791,Weiissaidtohavewrittenabout600poems(Pinexx.)WeiYing-wu’spoetrywasnotpopularduringhislifetime,perhapsbecausehisstylewasslightlyunusualfortheera.Buthewasbelovedbyotherpoets.35yearsafterWe
