Zhang Ji (; 8th century), courtesy name Yisun (), was a Chinese poet born in Xiangyang during the Tang dynasty.
Little is known of his life; his approximate dates are 712–715 to 779; he is known to have passed the jinshi examination in 753. He rose to be a secretary in the Board of Revenue.Herbert A. Giles. "Chang Chi." A Chinese Biographical Dictionary. 1898.
He is incorrectly credited under the name Chang Tsi as the author of the original Chinese text for the second movement of Das Lied von der Erde by Gustav Mahler. The actual author of the poem used by Mahler was Qian Qi.Quantangshi, 卷236_23 《效古秋夜長》 錢起
Poetry
Zhang is correctly credited with one poem which was included in the classic anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems, which was translated by Witter Bynner as "A Night-mooring near Maple Bridge" () which references the Maple Bridge (), in Suzhou() near the Hanshan Temple and its bells, which became famous because of this poem.
Japanese poets used some of his poems for Japanese typical Shigin singing-style poetry.
Notes
References Wang, Yunxi and Yang, Ming, "Zhang Ji". Encyclopedia of China (Chinese Literature Edition), 1st ed.
External links Mahler Archives Website, with poem Books of the Quan Tangshi that include collected poems of Zhang Ji at the Chinese Text Project: Book 382 Book 383 Book 384 Book 385 Book 386