{"id":3980,"date":"2018-02-28T09:00:26","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T01:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3980"},"modified":"2018-02-21T11:00:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-21T03:00:13","slug":"jao-tsung-i-1917-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3980","title":{"rendered":"Jao Tsung-i (1917\u20132018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Jao<\/a>Poet, calligrapher, scholar, and polymath Jao Tsung-i \u9952\u5b97\u9824 passed away in Hong Kong on February 6 at the age of 100.
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Here is the South China Morning Post <\/em><\/a>honoring him:<\/p>\n

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From oracle inscriptions to the manuscripts of Dunhuang, the Unesco-listed ancient Chinese grottos; from traditional Chinese paintings to calligraphies; musicology to literature, the breadth and depth of his knowledge in Chinese culture is probably unrivalled by anyone.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And for a collection of his classical-style poetry translated into English by Nicholas Morrow Williams, see The Residue of Dreams<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Poet, calligrapher, scholar, and polymath Jao Tsung-i \u9952\u5b97\u9824 passed away in Hong Kong on February 6 at the age of 100. 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