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Shāng Tǐng · Shang Ting

Shang Ting, courtesy name Mengqing, also recorded as Mengqing with a different character, and literary name Zuoshan Laoren, was a Yuan dynasty sanqu writer and statesman from Jiyin in Caozhou. He was the nephew of Shang Dao and associated with writers such as Yuan Haowen and Yang Huan during the Jin-Yuan transition. He later served the Yuan court in high office, including positions such as Grand Councilor and Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs. Few of his sanqu survive, but his "Panfei Tune" sequence is well known for its lively treatment of romantic meetings, longing, waiting, and seasonal scenes.


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