Born in Beijing in January 1655, Nalan Xingde came from a powerful Manchu family that not only belonged to the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners, but was also related to royalty. His father Mingju, who became Grand Secretary in 1677, was second cousin to the Shunzhi Emperor, and his mother was the fifth daughter of Ajige, Prince Ying of the First Rank, and thus first cousin to the Shunzhi Emperor. Xingde's genealogical origins could have been Mongolian, however, since his clan was originally a tribe of the Mongol Yehe who defeated the Manchu Nara tribe and adopted their name.
He was reportedly a bright child with a talent in writing poetry and essays. Like all Manchu boys, however, he was also taught riding and archery, and was said to be quite proficient in both.
By nineteen, he was already enjoying a literary reputation. However, success at the national civil service examination eluded him until 1676, when he obtained the Chin-shih Degree. In contrast to the more common practice of naming a chin-shih a bureaucrat/official, the Kangxi Emperor gave Xingde a military position as a junior grade officer in the Imperial Bodyguard (三等侍衛).
Xingde became a close associate of the emperor, perhaps due to their similar ages, and often accompanied the emperor on royal tours of inspection. Later, Xingde was promoted to a higher position (一等侍衛). He was sent on a tour of the northern border to assess the damage caused by the Russian border raids and skirmishes.
He died at the age of 30, due to an unspecified illness.
When he was 19, he married the daughter of Lu Xingzu (盧興祖), who was the Viceroy of Guangdong. Three years into the marriage, his wife died in childbirth. He later took a concubine whose family name was Yan (顏) and eventually married a woman whose family name was Guan (官). At thirty, he took another concubine, Shen Wan (沈宛), who was a poet of some standing herself. He had at least three sons and several daughters.
One of the daughters of Nalan Xingde was married to Han Bannerman Nian Gengyao.[1]
Nalan was born with great talent in literature. Though his supernormal background has paved the way for his political career, it also controlled his freedom. So in Nalan's mind, he is tired of his position, freedom is the pursuit of his life. Coming from a rich family, Nalan does not value the material comforts, literature is his favorite. His dear wife's death made him painful and pessimistic, and intensified his eagerness to get close to nature.
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Bruce Carpenter, 'Drinking Water; Lyric Songs of the Seventeenth Century Manchu Poet Na-lan Hsing-te' Bulletin of Tezukayama University (Tezukayama daigaku kiyo), Nara, Japan, 1983, no. 20, pp. 100–137.
Martin Gimm, ‘Nalan Xingde (1655-1685). Zwanzig Gedichte‘, in: Hefte für Ostasiatische Literatur, 25, 1999, 45-53.
nalan, xingde, simplified, chinese, 纳兰性德, traditional, chinese, 納蘭性德, wade, giles, hsing, january, 1655, july, 1685, manchu, name, nara, singde, courtesy, name, rongruo, 容若, qing, dynasty, chinese, poet, famous, poetry, born, nalan, chengde, 納蘭成德, change, name. Nalan Xingde simplified Chinese 纳兰性德 traditional Chinese 納蘭性德 Wade Giles Na lan Hsing te January 19 1655 July 1 1685 Manchu name Nara Singde courtesy name Rongruo 容若 was a Qing dynasty Chinese poet famous for his ci poetry He was born Nalan Chengde 納蘭成德 but had to change his name when the Kangxi Emperor named Yunreng his crown prince The character cheng 成 became taboo because it was phonetic part of Yunreng s birth name Nalan Xingde納蘭性德Yu Zhiding s portrait of Nalan XingdeBornNalan Chengde 納蘭成德 1655 01 19 January 19 1655DiedJuly 1 1685 1685 07 01 aged 30 Beijing ChinaPen name楞伽山人OccupationPoet Imperial GuardLanguageMandarin Chinese Manchu languageEducationChin shih DegreePeriodEarly Qing dynastyGenreci poetryNotable worksDrinking Water poem 飲水詞 SpouseLu 盧氏 c 1674 1677 Yan 顏氏 concubine Guan 官氏 Shen Wan 沈宛 concubine Children3 sons and several daughtersRelativesMingju father Born in Beijing in January 1655 Nalan Xingde came from a powerful Manchu family that not only belonged to the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners but was also related to royalty His father Mingju who became Grand Secretary in 1677 was second cousin to the Shunzhi Emperor and his mother was the fifth daughter of Ajige Prince Ying of the First Rank and thus first cousin to the Shunzhi Emperor Xingde s genealogical origins could have been Mongolian however since his clan was originally a tribe of the Mongol Yehe who defeated the Manchu Nara tribe and adopted their name He was reportedly a bright child with a talent in writing poetry and essays Like all Manchu boys however he was also taught riding and archery and was said to be quite proficient in both By nineteen he was already enjoying a literary reputation However success at the national civil service examination eluded him until 1676 when he obtained the Chin shih Degree In contrast to the more common practice of naming a chin shih a bureaucrat official the Kangxi Emperor gave Xingde a military position as a junior grade officer in the Imperial Bodyguard 三等侍衛 Xingde became a close associate of the emperor perhaps due to their similar ages and often accompanied the emperor on royal tours of inspection Later Xingde was promoted to a higher position 一等侍衛 He was sent on a tour of the northern border to assess the damage caused by the Russian border raids and skirmishes He died at the age of 30 due to an unspecified illness When he was 19 he married the daughter of Lu Xingzu 盧興祖 who was the Viceroy of Guangdong Three years into the marriage his wife died in childbirth He later took a concubine whose family name was Yan 顏 and eventually married a woman whose family name was Guan 官 At thirty he took another concubine Shen Wan 沈宛 who was a poet of some standing herself He had at least three sons and several daughters One of the daughters of Nalan Xingde was married to Han Bannerman Nian Gengyao 1 Contents 1 Character 2 In fiction and popular culture 3 References 4 External linksCharacter EditNalan was born with great talent in literature Though his supernormal background has paved the way for his political career it also controlled his freedom So in Nalan s mind he is tired of his position freedom is the pursuit of his life Coming from a rich family Nalan does not value the material comforts literature is his favorite His dear wife s death made him painful and pessimistic and intensified his eagerness to get close to nature In fiction and popular culture EditPortrayed by Stephen Wong Ka lok in The Life and Times of a Sentinel 2011 References Edit 清代第一战神是谁 年羹尧和岳钟琪谁的成就更高 历史网 2016 03 07 Archived from the original on 2016 08 28 Bruce Carpenter Drinking Water Lyric Songs of the Seventeenth Century Manchu Poet Na lan Hsing te Bulletin of Tezukayama University Tezukayama daigaku kiyo Nara Japan 1983 no 20 pp 100 137 Martin Gimm Nalan Xingde 1655 1685 Zwanzig Gedichte in Hefte fur Ostasiatische Literatur 25 1999 45 53 Hummel Arthur W Sr ed 1943 Singde Eminent Chinese of the Ch ing Period United States Government Printing Office External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Nalan Xingde Nalan Xingde Memorial Hall at Shangzhuang Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nalan Xingde amp oldid 1091078694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
