刘秉忠
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Liu Bingzhong, courtesy name Zhonghui, originally named Liu Kan and literary name Cangchun Sanren, was a Yuan dynasty statesman and writer from Xingzhou. In his youth he became a Buddhist monk under the name Zicong, but he was later employed by Kublai Khan and played an important role in Yuan institutional planning and capital design. He rose to high office and was known for his broad learning in Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Although few of his sanqu survive, "Dried Lotus Leaf" is especially famous for its spare language and deep sense of transience.