Gui Youguang, Chinese Writer(1506-1571)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Gui Youguang
• Also known as: Xi Fu, Zhenchuan, Kai Fu, and Xiang Jisheng
• Dates: 1506-1571
• Place: China
• Language: Chinese
• Who he was: Chinese writer best known for his xiaopin, a genre of short non-fictional essays on almost any topic; his include "My Mother: A Brief Life" and "The Xiangji Studio"

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