Du Guangting

Taoist priest and writer from the Tiantai Mountain during the Tang dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
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Du Guangting

Summary

Du Guangting is a human[1]. His place of birth was Jinyun County[2]. He was born on January 1, 850[3]. He died on January 1, 933[4]. He worked as a calligrapher[5], poet[6], and writer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in Jinyun County[2], Du Guangting…
  • Du Guangting was born on January 1, 850[3].
  • Du Guangting died on January 1, 933[4].
  • Du Guangting held citizenship in Tang dynasty[9].
  • Du Guangting held citizenship in Former Shu[10].
  • Du Guangting's professions included calligrapher[5].
  • Du Guangting worked as a poet[6].
  • Du Guangting worked as a writer[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Du Guangting is The Tale of the Curly-Bearded Guest[11].
  • Du Guangting's religion is recorded as Taoism[12].
  • Du Guangting is recorded as male[13].
  • Du Guangting's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Du Guangting's ancestral home is recorded as Duling[15].
  • Du Guangting's genre is chuanqi[16].
  • Du Guangting's genre is wuxia[17].
  • Du Guangting's family name is recorded as Du[18].
  • Du Guangting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Du Guangting[19].
  • Du Guangting's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[20].
  • Du Guangting's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '杜光庭'}[21].
  • Du Guangting's courtesy name is recorded as 宾聖[22].
  • Du Guangting's courtesy name is recorded as 宾圣[23].
  • Du Guangting's courtesy name is recorded as 賓聖[24].
  • Du Guangting's courtesy name is recorded as 賓至[25].
  • Du Guangting dates from the Tang dynasty[26].
  • Du Guangting's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[27].

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Origins and Family

Du Guangting's place of birth was Jinyun County[2]. He was born on January 1, 850[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include calligrapher[5], poet[6], and writer[7].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Du Guangting is The Tale of the Curly-Bearded Guest[11].

Personal Life

Du Guangting's religion is recorded as Taoism[12].

Death and Burial

Du Guangting died on January 1, 933[4].

Why It Matters

Du Guangting ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (29 views/month, #7,287 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Du Guangting born?

Du Guangting was born in Jinyun County[2].

What did Du Guangting do for work?

Du Guangting worked as calligrapher[5], poet[6], and writer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . persee.fr. persee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  16. [11] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work The Tale of the Curly-Bearded Guest
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  2. 20d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work The Tale of the Curly-Bearded Guest
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  3. 20d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work The Tale of the Curly-Bearded Guest
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  4. 23d ago · Charp238 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Wikidata description Taoist priest and writer from the Tiantai Mountain during the Tang dynasty and t
    Instance of human
    Occupation calligrapher, poet, writer
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