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Zhu Fu
Northern Song official and lyricist from Wucheng in Huzhou, a jinshi of 1073, demoted for his friendship with Su Shi; one lyric, to the tune Yu Jia Ao, survives.
A walled hilltop city with a tall brick gate tower stands above a pine-covered cliff, its wall running along the ridge, while a long wooden bridge crosses a wide river below and plains, islets and layered mountains stretch into the distance, with no person in view.
Also known as Zi Xingzhong
Zhu Fu, courtesy name Xingzhong, came from Wucheng, Huzhou, and was born in 1048, the son of Zhu Lin and elder brother of Zhu Gong. He passed the jinshi in 1073 and served as judicial official in Huainan and compiler in the Directorate of Education; in 1094 he was summoned as drafting official and later governed Laizhou, then served as military commissioner for Guangnan East under Emperor Huizong. For his friendship with Su Shi he was demoted to Haizhou, then Qizhou, and finally Xingguo, where he died in office. One lyric to the tune Yu Jia Ao survives in the Quan Song Ci and is selected in the Songci Sanbaishou.
Life and times
Dates Born 1048 CE; death year unknown