Huangfu Ran

Huangfu Ran (714? – 767?) was a Chinese poet of the mid-Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Maozheng.

He was born around 714.^[a] He was a native of Anding (modern-day Jingchuan County, Gansu Province).^[1] According to the New Book of Tang, Huangfu was able to compose literature by the age of ten, impressing Zhang Jiuling, who was the chancellor under Emperor Xuanzong at the time.^{[b][non-primary source needed]}

He was the older brother of Huangfu Zeng [zh].^[1][2]

He left government after attaining the post of Zuo Bujue (左補闕).^[1]

He died around 767.^[c]

His courtesy name was Maozheng.^[1]

In literary history, Huangfu is generally considered a poet of the so-called mid-Tang period, which spanned the late-eighth to early-ninth century.^[1]

There is an anthology of his poetry, called Tang Huangfu Ran Shiji (唐皇甫冉詩集).^[1]

• Benn, James A. (2015). Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 978-988-8208-73-9.
• "Huangfu Ran (Kōho Zen in Japanese)". Britannica Kokusai Dai-Hyakkajiten (in Japanese). Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. 2014. Retrieved 2017-06-23.
• Research Centre for Translation, ed. (2004). Renditions. Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 2017-06-25.

• Books of the Quan Tangshi that include collected poems of Huangfu Ran at the Chinese Text Project:
  • Book 249
  • Book 250