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Han Yu, courtesy name Tuizhi, was a Tang dynasty writer, thinker, and official from Heyang in Henan. He claimed ancestral affiliation with Changli and is often called Han Changli. He is ranked first among the 'Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song' and was the leading figure of the Tang classical prose movement. Han Yu opposed the ornate and empty tendencies of parallel prose and advocated a return to the prose traditions of the pre-Qin and Han periods. He emphasized that writing should carry moral and philosophical substance. His prose is vigorous, argumentative, and tightly structured, with immense influence on later Chinese literature. Major works include 'On Teachers,' 'On Horses,' 'On the Origin of the Way,' 'Memorial for My Nephew Shi'erlang,' and 'Preface to Seeing Meng Dongye Off.'

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