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2 unusual facts about Ouyang Xiu


Canglang Pavilion

A pillar couplet has been formed by one verse from Ouyang Xiu's The Canglang Pavilion, and Su Shunqin's (苏舜钦) Passing by Suzhou (过苏州), "The refreshing breeze and the bright moon are priceless; And water nearby and hills afar how beautifully they rate".

Liu Zhiqian

It should be noted that the inconsistency existed despite the fact that the Song Dynasty historian Ouyang Xiu was the lead editor of both the New Book of Tang and the New History of the Five Dynasties.



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