Also known as Courtesy name Mengwen · Style name Baoguangzi
Sun Guangxian, courtesy name Mengwen and self-styled Baoguangzi, came from Guiping in Lingzhou (northeast of modern Renshou, Sichuan). He served as a prefectural judge under the Later Tang, then as secretary to Gao Jixing of Jingnan, and went on to serve five Gao rulers, rising to Acting Director of the Palace Library. After urging Gao Jichong to hand over the territory to the Song he was made prefect of Huangzhou and died in 968. His anecdote collection Beimeng Suoyan survives in twenty chapters and preserves late Tang and Five Dynasties lore; his lyrics belong to the Huajian school, and the Huajian Collection includes sixty-one of them.
Life and times Works Works Literature · Lyrics 55 Silk-Washing Stream · Knotweed Banks and the Scent of Oranges Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a lone sail, departing geese and longing for Xiaoxiang Silk-Washing Stream · Peach and Apricot Scent the Idle Curtains Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a spring visit, verses on a wall and waking as if in a dream Silk-Washing Stream · Flowers Thinning, Unable to Bear the Wind Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of petals falling by an empty hall and a heart with no one to share it Silk-Washing Stream · Silent at the Mirror, Close to Tears Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a woman silent at her mirror, grieving a parting in the rain Silk-Washing Stream · Treading Her Long Skirt, She Walks with Grace Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a stranger's beauty glimpsed through a blind, and vain longing +25 more Silk-Washing Stream · Fresh from an Orchid Bath by the Winding Railing Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a woman fresh from washing her hair, still uncombed Silk-Washing Stream · The Wind Carries Lingering Scent from the Blind Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a woman whose lover roams wild and sleeps it off Silk-Washing Stream · Swallows' Mud Falls on the Silver Zither Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of small late-spring sights and a woman weary of being shut in Silk-Washing Stream · Black Cap Aslant, Fish Tally Upside Down Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a stolen visit to a beauty and her shy, half-distant welcome River Tale · The Son of Heaven in Peaceful Times Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci looking back on the Daye canal and an emperor's pleasure trip River Tale · Willows Trail Threads of Gold Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci looking back on a southern court of dance and verse in a divided age River Tale · Petals Fall by the Pools of the Xie House Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of deep spring by the pools and a woman sleeping alone in sorrow River Tale · Wind Ruffles the Lotus Pond Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of lotus-boat beauties and a traveller whose heart stays behind Deva-Like Barbarian · Moonlight like Water over the Fragrant Steps Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a moonlit autumn night behind closed doors, like a Gaotang dream Deva-Like Barbarian · The Cock Beats Its Wings on the Wall Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a dawn parting, the cock crowing and last night's makeup still on Deva-Like Barbarian · Fallen Blossoms Unswept in the Small Courtyard Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of unswept blossoms, late spring and a lover gone without a word Deva-Like Barbarian · Green Cliffs after Morning Rain Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of girls in a magnolia boat on the south creek after the morning rain Deva-Like Barbarian · Kapok Blossoms by the Grove Shrine Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of bronze drums at a southern shrine and a parting on the river The River God · The Fen River Flows Green Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of an old Fen River temple, long left by the imperial banners The River God · Lush Grass on the River Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of late spring at the Xiang consorts' temple, waiting for a boat Beautiful Lady Yu · Silence behind the Red Window Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a silent red window in pear-blossom rain and a longing without end Beautiful Lady Yu · A Fair Wind Lifts the Blind Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a spring breeze at the blind and a promised day that came and went Rear Courtyard Flowers · The Jingyang Bell Rings Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of the Jingyang bell, falling blossoms and a feast in the rear court Rear Courtyard Flowers · Stone City Unchanged Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci recalling a peerless beauty of the old palace at Stone City Hawthorn Fruit · Lonely behind the Vermilion Gate Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a girl at her embroidery behind a closed gate in the wutong rain Hawthorn Fruit · Riding a Dappled Horse on a Warm Day Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a young rider in spring who glimpses a beauty in a passing carriage Hawthorn Fruit · Wutong Leaves Fall by the Golden Well Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a palace lady on a moonlit night after the emperor's favour ends Immortal by the River · Frost Strikes the Wutong by the Well Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of the first frost, a traveller gone far and a mirror left shut Immortal by the River · Cold Evening Rain on a Closed Courtyard Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of a girl by the lamp on a rainy night, dreading a parting at dawn Wine Spring Song · Boundless Empty Desert Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Sun Guangxian's short ci of the long desert road to Yang Pass and a woman longing at home Open all works →Records Sun Guangxian serves Jingnan and then the Song Five Dynasties, Jingnan Sun Guangxian was appointed a secretary under Gao Conghui of Jingnan and stayed on the staffs of Gao Baorong and Gao Jichong, rising to Acting Director of the Palace Library and Censor-in-chief. After Gao Jichong surrendered the three prefectures, the court made him Prefect of Huangzhou.
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