Yuan You

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"Yuanyou" or Far-off Journey (

Han Dynasty Prince of Huainan Liu An
, according to David Hawkes. (2011 [1985]: 191 – 193)

See also

  • Chuci
    (the anthology containing "Yuanyou")
  • Classical Chinese poetry (general information on subject)
  • Daoism
    (a religiophilosophical tradition strongly referenced in "Yuanyou")
  • Eight Immortals of Huainan
    (members of Liu An's court; also known as the Eight Gentlemen of Huainan)
  • Fu Yue (menial worker promoted to key government minister; "Yuanyou" example of proper recognition of merit by the ruler)
  • Huainan (a geographic region)
  • Huainanzi (a classic text written in the milieu of Liu An's court)
  • List of Chuci contents
    (list of works in the anthology containing "Yuanyou")
  • Liu An (Huainan prince and literatus)
  • Qu Yuan (most famous of attributed authors of the Chuci anthology)
  • Xian (Taoism) ("Daoist immortals", or adepts who transcended merely mortal existence)
  • Yu Shi (one aspect of Chisongzi, or Red Pine Master, in "Yuanyou" an exemplary xian)
  • Zhu Rong (god)
    (ancient deity of the south and of fire, one of the deities mentioned in "Yuanyou")

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