Pi Rixiu

Who was Pi Rixiu?

Pi Rixiu was a Tang Dynasty poet. His courtesy names ware Yishao and Ximei, and he wrote under the pen name Lumengzhi. Pi was a contemporary of poet Lu Guimeng; these two poets are often referred to as Pi-Lu.

He was born at Xiangyang, Hubei. In 867, he obtained a degree of Jinshi. After traveling to Suzhou in 868, he became Suzhou magistrate in 869. Later, he participated in the defeat of the Huang Chao's rebellion, and subsequently retired in southern China.