杨万里
宋
Yang Wanli was a major Southern Song poet, courtesy name Tingxiu, literary name Chengzhai. He is traditionally grouped with Lu You, Fan Chengda, and You Mao as one of the "Four Great Poets of the Southern Song." His style is known for freshness, wit, clarity, and close observation of natural and everyday scenes. Later critics called his distinctive manner the "Chengzhai style." He was especially skilled at capturing small, lively moments in nature — rain, wind, flowers, leaves, birds, insects, and water — with simple language and sharp perception.