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Qiu Chi (Xibin)
Southern Dynasties parallel prose master (464–508 CE), composed 'Letter to Chen Bozhi' which successfully persuaded a rebel general to surrender through poetic eloquence.
In a study at night, a desk holds a brush pot, a porcelain vase with a plum branch, a lit red lantern, a folded fan and an unrolled blank scroll, with no one seated there, while through a round window the moon rises over a lake with a sailboat.
Also known as Qiu Xifan · Secretariat Qiu · Qiu Chi
Qiu Chi (464–508 CE), style name Xifan, was a renowned prose stylist of the Qi and Liang dynasties. When Emperor Wu launched the northern expedition, Qiu Chi composed the masterpiece 'Letter to Chen Bozhi', evoking springtime Jiangnan memories to successfully persuade general Chen Bozhi to return loyal allegiance.
Life and times
Dates 464–508 CE