Cai Yong
My Life
I was Born to a wealthy family in Chenliu during the Eastern Han Dynasty. Though my life from the start was filled with great tragety. My father died when i was young so me and my mother went to live with my Uncle Cai Zhi. From my uncle i learned most of my Authorship abilities. Though it was nt long before my mother died as well. Though besides these set backs in my life i continued to learn all the various aspects of education and became some what of a renesiance man. I as proficent in composition, mathematics, astronomy, pitch-pipes, and music. Though I tried to Avoid Civil Office Throughout my life
Avoided official office I was very accomplished
Important aspects Petitions Convicted by Eunuchs Sent to Shoufang Eunuchs still hated me Dong Zhou Sent to prison Was convicted but a eunch of high standing had me sent to inner mongolia instead as a convicted worker, though the emoporer saved me.
Important Works
History of Later Han
Fu on Recounting a journey
Personal and political
Here and now criticism Consitsted of 104 works, includin poetry, fu epitaphs, dires, inscription, encomia, admonation. laments., discourses, prayers, petitions, and notes I was asked to report on a zither for the eunuch xu huang from my home in Chenliu, to the captital Got sick and went home Accounts the historical sites and the pure beauty of everything, thought the darkness, which was the political landscape
Fu’s
Fu on the Han river ford
Fu on Strumming on the zither
Fu on the Writing Brush
Fu on Dwarfs
Erotic Fu’s Fu on Curbing Excess Fu on the maid servant Erotic desire Fu on settling passions Fu on Harmonious Marriage
Stele Inscription on Graves Selections of Refined Literature Stele Inscriptions