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The elegant Qin Huaihai is nowhere to be seen; five hundred years have passed in solitude.
This is a line of poetry by Wang Shizhen, a Qing Dynasty writer. The “Qin Huaihai” in the poem refers to Qin Guan, who is known as “a man of eternal sorrow.” This line of poetry is also a microcosm of his life.
Qin Guan was a master of the graceful and restrained style of ci poetry. He created countless works throughout his life, but only one collection of his ci poems survived—”Shaoyou Ci”. Ye Jiaying said that among the ci poets of the Northern Song Dynasty, Qin Guan was known for his uniquely sensitive “ci heart”. Kang Zhen, an expert in classical culture, also praised Qin Guan highly, saying that he had thoroughly understood people’s thoughts and the emotions between men and women.
Qin Guan poured all his feelings and aspirations into this book, ” Shaoyou Ci” .
To preserve the beauty of Qin Guan’s poems, this book is specially designed with a beautiful ancient style full-color binding. The illustrations inside are more than 100 hand-painted flower and bird paintings by Japanese “national treasure-level artist” Kagetoshi Imao, and the book also features new and concise commentary by Chen Keshu, a poetry critic from Peking University.
Qin Guan’s poems frequently appear on the stage of “Chinese Poetry Competition”, and his works have been selected for Chinese textbooks many times , and are required for junior and senior high school students to memorize. The well-known line ” If love between two people lasts forever, why should they be together day and night? ” comes from Qin Guan’s pen.
Qin Guan: Actually, I just want to enjoy life to the fullest.
Qin Guan was born into a family of farmers and scholars in Gaoyou, Jiangsu. From a young age, he displayed extraordinary intelligence and read extensively, becoming one of the best among his peers. However, like Cao Xueqin and Lu Xun, Qin Guan also experienced the decline of his family’s fortunes. His father’s death suddenly placed the heavy responsibility of reviving the Qin family on his shoulders.
However, Qin Guan had no interest in pursuing fame and fortune. He devoted all his energy to traveling, sightseeing, and frequenting brothels, living a life of debauchery.
When Qin Guan turned thirty, he suddenly realized that his family was becoming increasingly impoverished. Not only had he failed to “bring honor to his ancestors,” but now even basic necessities like food and clothing were becoming a problem.
Life seems to have led us into a narrow alley, where a dead end awaits us if we continue.
No one has the courage to face a dead end.
Thus, Qin Guan had no choice but to break free from his life of luxury and seek out the person who would influence his entire life.
Su Shi: Qin Guan’s talent is unparalleled.
Su Shi was the leading literary figure of the Northern Song Dynasty, with countless students, the most famous of whom were the “Four Scholars of Su Shi’s School”: Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan, Chao Buzhi, and Zhang Lei. Qin Guan was arguably Su Shi’s favorite. Why did Su Shi admire Qin Guan so much? Simply because Qin Guan was exceptionally talented.
Before meeting Qin Guan, Su Shi once passed through Yangzhou. Qin Guan, upon hearing that Su Shi was coming, wanted to get to know this famous writer. So, he had a flash of inspiration and imitated Su Shi’s writing style, writing several poems on the wall of a temple in Yangzhou that Su Shi always visited.
When Su Shi arrived at the temple, he was greatly surprised, but he couldn’t remember when he had written these poems.
Later, Su Shi learned through his friend Sun Jue that the poem on the wall was indeed not written by him, but was copied by a man named Qin Guan. Qin Guan then became Su Shi’s most talented student.
When Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou, Qin Guan failed the imperial examination. Su Shi, himself in a precarious situation, wrote a letter of recommendation to Wang Anshi, who had already retired to Nanjing. In the letter, he praised Qin Guan as follows:
“The lament that talent is hard to find is a common sentiment throughout history. People like Gu are truly rare. Gu Gong was fortunate to gain some recognition in the world, but he had no other hope.”
This means: Qin Guan’s talent is truly rare. It would be such a pity if such a person were buried in the world. You have high prestige, so please use your connections to help him pass the exam.
After Qin Guan’s death, Su Shi wrote in a letter to a friend that Qin Guan’s talent was unparalleled, but it was a pity that his talent was not put to use in the world…
This is enough to show Su Shi’s deep affection for Qin Guan and his appreciation for his talent.
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Despite failing the imperial examination twice, Qin Guan finally passed at the age of 36 and, with the help of Su Shi, his official career progressed rapidly.
However, not long after entering officialdom, Qin Guan was soon implicated by political factions, and some people launched a fierce attack on him on the grounds that he had been “improper” in his youth.
As a result, Qin Guan was demoted one after another, and he felt the treacherous nature of officialdom. He began to feel disheartened and had the idea of retiring.
In 1094, the New Party gained power, and Su Shi and his four students were successively demoted: Su Shi went to Guangdong, Huang Tingjian went to Chongqing, Chao Buzhi went to Anhui, Zhang Lei went to Huangzhou in Hubei, and Qin Guan was demoted again and again to Hunan.
During his exile, he fell in love with a courtesan, and in the time they spent together, Qin Guan experienced boundless tenderness. He then wrote the classic poem “The Magpie Bridge Fairy,” which has been passed down to this day, for her.
Delicate clouds weave patterns, shooting stars convey sorrow, and the Milky Way stretches far and wide in secret.A single encounter in the golden autumn breeze and jade dew surpasses countless encounters in the mortal world.Tender feelings flow like water, a beautiful time like a dream, how can I bear to look back on the road to the Magpie Bridge?If two people are truly in love, why should they be together every day?
In true love, Qin Guan was tragic, broken, romantic, and helpless .
It was this very Qin Guan who wrote such a beautiful Song Dynasty poem – “Shaoyou Ci” .
Qin Guan: Writing lyrics is my mission in this world
As a young man, Qin Guan admired the strong will and high spirit of the Tang Dynasty poet Du Mu and respected his dedication to governing the country and the rise and fall of dynasties. Therefore, he took Du Mu as his role model and hoped to sweep away the Liao and Western Xia and make great achievements. He learned from Du Mu’s ambition of “a lone crane soaring into the vast sky and the rising sun” and took the name “Taixu”.
In his middle age, Qin Guan’s ambition gradually faded, and he inevitably had the desire to retire from public life. He then admired Ma Shaoyou, who had seen through the pursuit of fame and fortune during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and changed his courtesy name to “Shaoyou”.
The Yan Family Instructions states, “A given name is used to establish one’s character, and a courtesy name is used to express one’s virtue.” Qin Guan’s changes in courtesy name are the best annotation of the different stages of his life, and his various expressions in poetry and lyrics are in line with this.
During the Northern Song Dynasty, the status of ci poetry was not very high; it was often considered a “leftover” form of poetry. What is commendable is that Qin Guan regarded writing ci poetry as a mission in his life . He put a lot of effort into it, actively explored new avenues, and made many attempts. Coupled with his rich talent and ingenious writing style, he left behind many popular works, almost every one of which is worth reading and has a fresh feel.
Although a thousand years have passed, we can still see the dashing and talented Qin Shaoyou in “Shaoyou’s Lyrics”.
This is a collection of Qin Guan’s poems, a masterpiece of the ci poetry genre and a representative of the graceful and restrained style, presented in a beautifully illustrated full-color set in classical Chinese style. Qin Guan’s *Shaoyou Ci* holds a significant place in the history of Chinese literature, its content mostly depicting romantic love and expressing the sorrow of setbacks in officialdom. The widely circulated line, “If love between two people lasts forever, why should they be together day and night?”, is from Qin Guan’s pen. In this book, poetry critic, Peking University young writer, and classical culture scholar Chen Keshu provides a fresh and insightful commentary on Qin Guan’s works, vividly showcasing his poignant and sentimental artistic style and revealing the true “heartbroken man of all time.” Others write ci with “talent,” but Qin Guan writes with “heart.”
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