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Xu Yan, courtesy name Zifang, also recorded as Zifang with a different character, and literary names Rongzhai, Yangzhai, and Wensou, was a Yuan dynasty sanqu writer from Dongping. He was likely born around the Jin-Yuan transition and died during the Dade reign of Emperor Chengzong. Known for his literary talent from youth, he studied at the Dongping prefectural school and was later recommended to serve under the Yuan, holding office in the Court of Imperial Sacrifices. His best-known sanqu include the "Ten Songs of the Brothel" sequence, which portrays meetings, banquets, intimacy, and parting in ornate yet lively language, often revealing genuine feeling through scenes of romantic life.