Wang Bao

Wang Bao

Wang Bao (90-51 B.C.), also known as Tongbai Zhenren, was a native of Zizhong (now mochiba village, Kunlun Township, Yanjiang District, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province). In the Western Han Dynasty, Fu Writers, together with Yang Xiong, were called "Yuanyun".

In the period of Emperor Xuan of Han Dynasty, he was gifted with advice and advice. Ganlu died in three years and was forty years old. Wang Bao left 16 pieces of Fu such as Dongxiao Fu, 1 volume of Tongbai immortal Wang Jun waizhuan and 11 pieces of Wang Jianyi collection.

Life of the characters

Wang Bao, Ziyuan, was born in mochiba, Kunlun Township, Ziyang County. Little orphan, poor family, mother to filial piety, based on farming and reading. Sangzi ink pool is the place where he washes his brush and inkstone; the South Shutai mountain in the county seat is another place where he attacks books. He is proficient in the six arts, skillful in the songs of Chu, revered Qu Yuan and wrote nine thoughts, showing his talent.

Later, he traveled to Chengdu and Yushang (today's Yulei mountain in Dujiangyan City), read extensively and made friends by writing. During the reign of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, the governor of Yizhou invited guests. During this period, he wrote poems such as Zhonghe, Yuezhi and Xuanbao. The master ordered Tongzi to sing according to ancient music, which made him famous. Under the recommendation of the governor of Yizhou, he was summoned by Emperor Xuan of Han Dynasty to serve as a Qingke of "Jinmen waiting for imperial edict" and promoted to a doctor.

In 51 B.C., Wang Bao was ordered to return to Yizhou, where he finished writing "moving the golden horse and Biji". He died of illness at the age of 40.

Literary achievements

In Wang Bao's Ode to the sage getting the virtuous officials, Wang Bao wrote about the horses, and the six bridles were in his hands. He intended to use the good horses to describe the sage getting the virtuous officials, which reflected the scene of Emperor Xuan's striving for governance from one side. This article is the representative work of Wang Bao's prose.

"Four sons talk about virtue" is a work of praising the imperial court at that time, and its literary grace is also very rich.

Jiuhuai is one of Wang Bao's most important works, which is in memory of Qu Yuan's words. Jiuhuai is full of emotion and culture, which has the style of Lisao. Later, Liu Xiang compiled the songs of Chu and Wang Yi wrote the chapters and sentences of the songs of Chu, which were all included in this article, and the full text was also recorded in Quan Shu Yi Wen Zhi.

Wang Bao also wrote "Tong Yue", which is the most distinctive article in his works, recording his personal experience in Sichuan. This is an extremely precious historical material, and its value is far beyond the Fu such as the praise of Emperor Xuan of Han Dynasty. It is the earliest record about drinking tea, buying tea and planting tea in China and the world. It is a very important material to study the social situation of Sichuan in Han Dynasty, from which one can understand one aspect of social life in Western Han Dynasty.

Wang Bao is especially good at writing small Fu on things. He is a representative writer of small Fu on things in Han Dynasty. His representative work Dongxiao Fu was highly appraised at that time.

Wang Bao left 16 pieces of Ci Fu, 1 volume of biography of Tongbai immortal Wang Jun, and 11 pieces of collection of Wang Jianyi at the end of Ming Dynasty.

Character evaluation

He is a good singer and poet. He wants to do things in harmony with the law Quite a good fairy Biography of Wang Bao in Hanshu.

Wang Bao is the most outstanding Fu writer in this period. He is the most interesting Fu writer in Han Dynasty. The aesthetic consciousness of Wang Bao's Fu was not only unique in the field of Fu at that time, but also in line with the objective law of the development of literature itself.

Influence of later generations

Wang Bao and his works have an influence on later generations. In Ming Dynasty, Yang Shen not only selected Wang Bao's works in his "records of art and literature of whole Shu", but also wrote a poem "Prince Yuan Temple", which says: "Wei Ye's Ganoderma lucidum is blooming, Zi Yuan's catching algae is talking about heaven. The emperor of the Han Dynasty did not praise the virtuous officials, but only taught the palace people to chant Dongxiao. " This poem praises Wang Bao's talent by means of Metaphor: elegant writing, good at Fu, and brilliant generation.

Cemetery site

Wang Bao's tomb is located in mochiba, Yanjiang District, Ziyang City. The shape of Wang Bao's tomb is a small hill with crops and fruit trees planted on it. According to local people, the tomb is very spacious, but after being stolen many times over the years, there is nothing inside. On the hill stands a stone tablet.

Related relics

One or two hundred meters away from Wang Bao's tomb is Wang Bao's ink pool, two pools connected in size. The surrounding water is messy and dirty. There is a stone tablet not far from the pool. The handwriting on the stone tablet is blurred.

Film and television image

In 2006, Zhang Weizhi acted as Wang Bao in Zhaojun leaving the fortress.

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