Yan Silu (simplified Chinese: 颜思鲁; traditional Chinese: 顏思魯), courtesy name Kong Gui (simplified Chinese: 孔归; traditional Chinese: 孔歸),[1] was a Chinese minister of the Sui dynasty and the Tang dynasty. He was a native of Linyi, Langya Commandery.
| Yan Silu | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 顏思魯 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 颜思鲁 | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 孔歸 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孔归 | ||||||||||
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Background edit
Yan Silu is the son of Yan Zhitui.[2] He is a native of Linyi, Langya Commandery.[3] Yan wrote the preface to his father's anthology.[4] He was born in Jiangling and moved to Dunhuafang, Chang'an, Jingzhao in the early Sui Dynasty. Yan was the elder brother of Yan Minchu and Yan Youqin.[4][5]
Skilled in producing compositions, Yan was particularly good at exegesis and was a scholar of Confucianism.[3][6] The historian of education Shen Guanqun praised Yan for being "erudite and good at writing".[7] On the topic of scripture meanings, Yan engaged Liu Zhen in a debate.[3] In the Sui dynasty, he served as a secretary for the Department of Economics and was a scholar of the Eastern Palace.[3] Yan also served as attendant to the prince Yang Yan, the son of Yang Yong.[3] At the beginning of the Tang dynasty, he joined the army in a clerk role.[7] Yan was chosen to be an assistant during the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang and later received a general title (Chinese: 踰岷將軍).[3]
Yan married the daughter of the doctor Yin Yingtong (Chinese: 殷英童).[3] The book "Yin Yingtong Collection" (殷英童集) refers to a "Yan son-in-law", which is him.[3] Over 20 of Yan's songs and poems are included in the collection.[3]
References edit
- ^ 颜氏家训 [Yan Family Training] (in Chinese). 北方文艺出版社. 2019. ISBN 978-7-5317-4309-5. Retrieved 2022-03-18 – via Google Books.
- ^ Knechtges, David R. (2014). Knechtges, David R.; Chang, Taiping (eds.). Ancient and Early Medieval Chinese Literature (vol. 3 & 4): A Reference Guide, Part Three & Four. Leiden: Brill Publishers. p. 1794. ISBN 978-90-04-26788-6. ISSN 0169-9520. Retrieved 2022-03-18 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 宋涛, ed. (2013). 荣宝斋书谱·古代部分·颜真卿·颜勤礼碑 [Books of Rongbaozhai·Ancient Parts·Yan Zhenqing·Yan Qinli Stele] (in Chinese). Beijing: 荣宝斋出版. ISBN 978-7-5003-1598-8. Retrieved 2022-03-18 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b 顏氏家訓 [Yan's family motto] (in Chinese). 2019. ISBN 978-98-69-70360-4. Retrieved 2022-03-18 – via Google Books.
- ^ Wang, Liqun (2020). 成語裏的家風（一）家庭倫理篇 [Family Tradition in Idioms (1) Family Ethics] (in Chinese). 中華教育. p. 32. ISBN 978-98-88-67502-9. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
- ^ 拜根兴 (2016). 唐代朝野政治与文化研究 [Research on the Politics and Culture of the Tang Dynasty] (in Chinese). Beijing: China Social Sciences Press. ISBN 978-7-5161-7640-5. Retrieved 2022-03-18 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Guanqun, Shen [in Chinese] (1988). 中国教育家评传 [Commentary on Chinese Educators] (in Chinese). Vol. 1. Shanghai: Shanghai Education Publishing House. p. 453. ISBN 978-7-5320-0647-2. Retrieved 2022-03-18 – via Google Books.