Qin and Han · Scholar and Poet

Bei Gong 被公

Attested BC 74 - BC 49

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Bei Gong was a scholar and Poet.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 74 to BC 49 宣帝時...九江被公
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 133

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 133
At Jiujiang 九江
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 133

Learning and skills

Skill Chu-style verse 楚辭 · Level summoned-for
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 133

Events and relationships

Summoned to recite Chu ci
BC 74 to BC 49 宣帝時...徵能為楚辭九江被公 · Scholarly · Summoned reciter · With Emperor Xuan (宣帝)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 133

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 75Volume 64b: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 2 · 1 passage

宣帝時修武帝故事，講論六藝群書，博盡奇異之好，徵能為楚辭九江被公，召見誦讀，益召高材劉向、張子僑、華龍、柳褒等待詔金馬門。 Under Emperor Xuan the court revived Emperor Wu's cultural program: debate on the Six Classics and the wider corpus, a restless taste for the rare and marvelous. It summoned Bei Gong of Jiujiang, famed for his Chu-style verse, heard him recite, and then added brilliant men such as Liu Xiang, Zhang Ziqiao, Hua Long, and Liu Bao to the roster of scholars awaiting summons at the Golden Horse Gate.