Ban Gu (班固, 32-92)

Ban Gu (班固, 32-92)

Ban Gu (Chinese: 班固; Wade–Giles: Pan Ku; AD 32–92), courtesy name Mengjian (孟堅), was a 1st-century Chinese historian and poet best known for his part in compiling the Book of Han. He also wrote a number of fu, a major literary form, part prose and part poetry, which is particularly associated with the Han era. A number of Ban's fu are anthologized by Xiao Tong in the Wen Xuan.

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Quotes·Quotations from Book of Han (漢書) by Ban Gu (班固)

Wine

¶ 酒百藥之長
The wine is the best of all medicines.

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