Biography

Wang Jian was born around 766.

He died around 831.

Poetry

Wang Jian had one poem collected in Three Hundred Tang Poems, which was translated by Witter Bynner as "A Bride". He was also known to write in the rare six-syllable line, which is characterized by the presence of two caesuras per line, dividing each line into three parts of two syllables each.

One of Wang's poems was adapted in the Tune of Li Zhongtang by Li Hongzhang for use as an unofficial national anthem in 1896, (the 22nd year of Guangxu) during a diplomatic visit to western Europe and Russia.

生平

大曆十年（775年）中進士出身，貞元二年（786年）在邢州認識張籍，為一生之摯友。元和八年擔任昭應縣丞。元和十五年（820年）轉為秘書郎。長慶元年（821年），遷太府寺丞，轉秘書郎。在長安時，與張籍、韓愈、白居易、劉禹錫、楊巨源等均有往來。大和年初，遷太常寺丞。大和三年（829年），出為陝州司馬，世稱「王司馬」。大和五年（831年），為光州刺史，與賈島相交往，此後行跡不詳。晚年卜居咸陽原上。有《王司馬集》。

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