孟郊Meng Jiao
Life
Meng Jiao passed the examinations only in his forties and lived in poverty. A friend of Han Yu, he wrote stark, intense poems; his tribute to his mother is one of the best loved in China.
Meng Jiao passed the examinations only in his forties and lived in poverty. A friend of Han Yu, he wrote stark, intense poems; his tribute to his mother is one of the best loved in China.