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![]() Medieval representation of Yang Xiong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 揚雄 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 扬雄 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yang Xiong (Chinese: 揚雄; 53 BCE – 18 CE) was a Chinese philosopher, poet, and politician of the Western Han dynasty known for his philosophical writings and fu poetry compositions.