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Li Yannian (musician)

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After the death of his sister, Yannian's family began to lose Wu's favour. In 90 BC, much of the Li family was executed on multiple charges, including
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mentioned Li has a younger sister who could match the description, so Emperor Wu took Li's sister
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I would rather not know about toppled cities and toppled countries,
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Love and the Turning Year: One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese
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because a beauty of this caliber may not come around again!
212:"漢書 : 傳 : 外戚傳 : 外戚傳上 - 北方有佳人 - 中國哲學書電子化計劃" 86: 156:A second look will topple the men of the country. 263: 181: 42:; died 90 BC) was a Chinese musician during the 170: 160: 150: 140: 130: 120: 50:'s reign, but was eventually executed for 292:People executed for treason against China 146:One look will topple the men of the city. 97:also became a general in the Han armies. 16:Chinese musician during the Han dynasty 264: 136:who stands out among the generations. 46:. He became a court musician during 85:. Li Yannian himself allegedly was 13: 287:People executed by the Han dynasty 89:. When Emperor re-established the 14: 318: 224:D. Twitchett & M. Loewe, 176 126:There is a beauty in the north, 256:The Cambridge History of China 218: 204: 38: 1: 307:1st-century BC Chinese people 231: 182:Death, execution, and treason 7: 277:Executed Han dynasty people 244:. New York: New Directions. 100: 10: 323: 282:1st-century BC executions 171: 161: 151: 141: 131: 121: 29: 302:1st-century BC musicians 197: 297:Han dynasty musicians 114:Book of the Later Han 91:Imperial Music Bureau 192:Empress Wei's family 57:His wrote the song 75:Princess Pingyang 73:, but his sister 314: 225: 222: 216: 215: 208: 174: 173: 164: 163: 154: 153: 144: 143: 134: 133: 124: 123: 40: 31: 322: 321: 317: 316: 315: 313: 312: 311: 262: 261: 248:Denis Twitchett 238:Kenneth Rexroth 234: 229: 228: 223: 219: 210: 209: 205: 200: 184: 110:The Beauty Song 103: 67:The Beauty Song 17: 12: 11: 5: 320: 310: 309: 304: 299: 294: 289: 284: 279: 274: 260: 259: 245: 233: 230: 227: 226: 217: 202: 201: 199: 196: 183: 180: 179: 178: 168: 158: 148: 138: 128: 102: 99: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 319: 308: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 283: 280: 278: 275: 273: 270: 269: 267: 257: 253: 252:Michael Loewe 249: 246: 243: 239: 236: 235: 221: 213: 207: 203: 195: 193: 189: 177: 169: 167: 159: 157: 149: 147: 139: 137: 129: 127: 119: 118: 117: 115: 111: 107: 98: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 55: 53: 49: 45: 41: 35: 27: 23: 19: 272:82 BC deaths 220: 206: 185: 175: 165: 155: 145: 135: 125: 109: 105: 104: 66: 58: 56: 37: 21: 20: 18: 44:Han dynasty 266:Categories 232:References 95:Li Guangli 87:homosexual 48:Emperor Wu 39:Lǐ Yánnián 22:Li Yannian 162:寧不知傾城與傾國. 83:concubine 63:literally 59:Jiaren Qu 240:(1970). 106:Jiarenqu 101:Jiarenqu 79:Li Furen 254:(1986). 188:treason 52:treason 26:Chinese 250:& 172:佳人難再得. 152:再顧傾人國. 142:一顧傾人城, 132:絕世而獨立. 122:北方有佳人, 116:67:34 108:(佳人曲, 36:: 34:pinyin 28:: 258:, 176 198:Notes 81:as a 71:earth 30:李延年 268:: 194:. 112:) 65:: 54:. 32:; 214:. 61:( 24:(

Index

Chinese
pinyin
Han dynasty
Emperor Wu
treason
literally
earth
Princess Pingyang
Li Furen
concubine
homosexual
Imperial Music Bureau
Li Guangli
Book of the Later Han
treason
Empress Wei's family
"漢書 : 傳 : 外戚傳 : 外戚傳上 - 北方有佳人 - 中國哲學書電子化計劃"
Kenneth Rexroth
Love and the Turning Year: One Hundred More Poems from the Chinese
Denis Twitchett
Michael Loewe
The Cambridge History of China
Categories
82 BC deaths
Executed Han dynasty people
1st-century BC executions
People executed by the Han dynasty
People executed for treason against China
Han dynasty musicians
1st-century BC musicians

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