Wang Wei (Traditional Chinese: 王維; Simplified Chinese: 王维, pinyin: Wáng Wéi, 699–761) [1] was a Chinese musician, painter, poet, and politician of the middle Tang dynasty. He is regarded as one of the most distinguished men of arts and letters of his era.

Wang Wei was one of the most famous men of arts and letters during the Tang dynasty, one of the golden ages of Chinese cultural history. Wang is popularly known as a model of humanistic education as expressed in poetry, music, and painting.

Wang Wei was a poet, painter, musician, and statesman during the Tang dynasty; combining the humanist ideals of a Chinese scholar-official, he served various bureaucratic posts in the Tang court, both in the capital and in the province in Shantung.

Wang Wei (Traditional Chinese: 王維; Simplified Chinese: 王维; pinyin: Wáng Wéi, also known as Mochi (Mo-ch’)) (701 – 761), sometimes titled the Poet Buddha, was a Tang Dynasty Chinese poet, musician, painter and statesman.

Feb 4, 2015 · Wang Wei (王維, 701-761), courtesy name Mojie (摩詰), was one of the most famous men of arts and letters during the Tang dynasty (618-907), one of the golden ages of Chinese cultural history. He is also called Wang Youcheng (王右丞, Minister Wang of the Right).

Oct 17, 2021 · Wang Wei (699–751 AD) has often been called “the Buddha of the Poets.” Sparse invocations of empty mountains, reflected light, and echoes of voices permeate his poetry, which centers almost exclusively on nature.

May 1, 2020 · Tang poetry, even at its most melancholic, is unforgettable for its painterly imagery combined with lyrical beauty. Wang Wei (699-759) was one of the great poets of that age. He was an aristocrat, born with a silver writing brush.

A central figure during the peak of Tang dynasty literary activity, the poet Wang Wei (701-761) combined a subtle, deceptively simple imagery with a profound philosophical interpretation of the world based on integration and harmony.

Wang Wei was a Chinese poet who lived in the eighth century (701–761 AD) during the Tang dynasty. Wei, along with his contemporaries Li Po and Tu Fu, is considered one of the greatest poets in China’s literary history.

Of all the privileged among the Chinese poets of all periods of her history, Wang Wei made best use of his privilege. He was a musician of surpassing skill and a landscape painter so innovative that he can be said to have changed landscape painting from his time forward.