Author(s)

Peizhao Wang

Corresponding Author

Peizhao Wang

Abstract

Huichong Shi was one of the most important monks in the early Northern Song Dynasty. He was quite good at poetry and painting. Based on existing literature and the results of recent studies, this paper verifies that Huichong’s was born about 950 and died about 1021. His native place was Shouchun of Huainan. Huichong had a wide range of contacts in his life. According to different identities, his friends could be divided into monks, hermits and officials. The most important social communication was the interaction among the nine monks. Huichong’s social relationship had a deep influence on his poems and paintings.

Keywords

Huichong, nine monk poets, dates of birth and death, native place, social intercourse