Wu Weiye

Who is Wu Weiye?

Wu Weiye traditional Chinese: 吳偉業; simplified Chinese: 吴伟业; pinyin: Wú Wěiyè was an author and poet in Classical Chinese poetry. He lived during the difficult times of the Ming-Qing transition. Along with Gong Dingzi and Qian Qianyi, Wu Weiye was famous as one of the Three Masters of Jiangdong. Wu Weiye was known for writing in the ci poetry form as well as writing about current events in both the regular ci and the seven-syllable long form, the gexing.