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Jia Zhi
High to mid-Tang official and poet, courtesy name Youlin, who served as Secretariat drafter, vice minister of rites and governor of the capital; his Morning Audience at Daming Palace drew replies from Du Fu and Wang Wei.
In the courtyard of a district government hall, a line of petitioners waits before a raised bench with a long table and document boxes; a blue umbrella stands beside it, a large drum stands at the gate where a few people wait, and a lake with sailboats lies beyond.
Also known as Youlin · Youji
Jia Zhi, courtesy name Youlin (also Youji), from Luoyang, was a Tang official and poet. He began as a collator and county lieutenant of Shanfu, became a Secretariat drafter under Suzong, was demoted to prefect of Ruzhou and a post in Yuezhou, and under Daizong served as Left Chief Administrator, vice minister of rites and governor of the capital, finally Right Attendant Cavalier-in-Ordinary. He died in 772 aged fifty-five. His Morning Audience at Daming Palace was answered in verse by Du Fu, Wang Wei and others. His 20-scroll collection survives only in part.
Life and times
Dates 718–772 CE