Han Yu

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1. When was Han Yu born?768 AD
2. When did Han Yu die?December 25, 824 AD
3. Where was Han Yu born?China
4. Who was Han Yu?Han Yu was a smart writer, scholar, and government official from the Tang Dynasty, born in 768 and passing in 824. He was also a poet and essayist.
5. What did Han Yu want to change about writing?He wanted to bring back the clear and simple style of ancient Chinese prose, called Guwen. He opposed the fancy, confusing writing that was popular then.

Guwen Movement: A literary reform movement advocating for a return to the clear, direct, and morally substantive prose style of ancient Chinese texts.
Confucian Orthodoxy: The adherence to the established and traditional doctrines and principles of Confucianism, emphasizing ethics, social harmony, and good governance.
Neo-Confucianism: A complex philosophical system that emerged in the Song Dynasty, synthesizing Confucian ethics with metaphysical and cosmological elements from Buddhism and Taoism.