A famous Chinese poet and politician of the mid-Tang Dynasty (779–831) who was a leader of the New Yuefu Movement along with his close friend [[白居易|白居易|bai2 ju1 yi4]], with whom he is often associated in the term 'Yuan-Bai'; his works include the influential short story 'The Story of Yingying' and the poetry collection 'Yuanshi Changqingji'.