Fu (賦) is a Chinese literary form that combines prose and poetry, sometimes called rhymed prose. It was developed during the times of the Han dynasty, when it was used to eloquently glorify the emperors. Prose is writing distinguished from poetry by its greater variety of rhythm and its closer resemblance to the patterns of everyday [[speech. ... The Chinese poem Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain by Emperor Gaozong (Song Dynasty) Poetry (from the Greek , poiesis, making or creating) is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible meaning. ... Rhymed prose is a literary form and literary genre, written in unmetrical rhymes. ... Han Dynasty commanderies and kingdoms, AD 2 Capital Changan (202 BC–9 AD) Luoyang (25 AD–190 AD) Language(s) Chinese Religion Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism Government Monarchy History - Establishment 206 BC - Battle of Gaixia; Han rule of China begins 202 BC - Interruption of Han rule 9 AD - 24 AD...
Sima Xiangru (179 - 117 BC) was a Chinese writer. ... Ban Gu (Chinese: ; Wade-Giles: Pan Ku, 32-92), was a 1st century Chinese historian. ... For other uses, see Zhang Heng (disambiguation). ...
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