Yuan Haowen

Yuan Haowen (Chinese: 元好問; pinyin: Yuán Hàowèn; Wade–Giles: Yüan Hao-wên) also known as Yuan Yishan (遺山/遗山) or “Yuan of Yi Mountain” (1190–1257) was a poet from Xinzhou, in what is now Shanxi province, noted for his poems in the ci and the sanqu forms and for including poems in the sangluan genre of Classical Chinese poetry among his poetic works.

Yuan Haowen was the outstanding literary figure of his period, in northern China, excelling at various genres of both prose and poetry:[1] his ci poetry is said to be some of the best of the Jin period writers.

Yuan Haowen was born in the Jin dynasty of northern China.

His father experienced disappointments in life and later led a secluded existence.

He could compose poetry by the age of seven leading people to refer to him as a child prodigy.