Liu Xie
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Liu Xie (Chinese: 劉勰; pinyin: Liú Xié, fl. 5th century), courtesy name Yanhe (彦和), is the Chinese author of China's greatest work of literary aesthetics, The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons. Liu was a native of today's Zhenjiang, his ancestry was from around Shandong and died during the Liang Dynasty. His biography is included in the Liangshu. Liu Xie was a devout Buddhist and helped edit sutras at the Dinglin Monastery (定林寺) until his death. References
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