Li Shangyin

Li Shangyin (Chinese李商隐, Pinyin lǐ Shāngyǐn, also Yuxisheng or Fannansheng, * to 813, † 858) was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty.

Life

837 graduated from Li Shangyin the Chinese civil service exam. From 838 ( marriage) to 847 Li Shangyin worked intermittently as an official. After that, Li Shangyin held on in the periphery of China at various military governors.