Huangfu Ran

Huangfu Ran (714? – 767?) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Maozheng.

Biography Birth and early life Huangfu was born around 714. He was a native of Anding (modern-day Jingchuan County, Gansu Province). According to the New Book of Tang, Huangfu was able to compose literature by the age of ten, impressing Zhang Jiuling, who was the chancellor under Emperor Xuanzong at the time.

Huangfu was the older brother of .

Political career Huangfu left government after attaining the post of Zuo Bujue ().

Death Huangfu died around 767.

Names Huangfu's courtesy name was Maozheng.

Poetry In literary history, Huangfu is generally considered a poet of the so-called mid-Tang period, which spanned the late-eighth to early-ninth century.

There is an anthology of his poetry, called Tang Huangfu Ran Shiji ().

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External links Books of the Quan Tangshi that include collected poems of Huangfu Ran at the Chinese Text Project: Book 249 Book 250