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. Wang Wei, one of Chinese literature's greatest poets, divided his time between the court and his country estate, where he drew inspiration from the mountains and solitude. His poetry affirms his belief in a whole natural order, and his delicately observed descriptions of landscapes are infused throughout with a sense of unity and Buddhist devotion.

About Wang Wei

Wang Wei (simplified Chinese: 王维; traditional Chinese: 王維; pinyin: Wáng Wéi; 699–759) and also known by other names such as Wang Youcheng, was a Tang dynasty Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman. He was one of the most famous men of arts and letters of his time. Many of his poems are preserved, and twenty-nine were included in the highly influential 18th century anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.Source: http://en.wikipedia.

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Midst the self-detachment experienced in reading the poems of Wang Wei (699-761) - surely an attainment of the state hoped for by the poet in the reader, as attained by the poet himself - or rather, not himself, but at one with his most involved moments with the subjects of his own immersion - is there an experience of the glimmer of the soul emerging forward from its suspended state. Through solitude comes quietude, from quietude, peace.

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