page_title: Ruan Xian
hierarchical_section_title: Ruan Xian
caption_attribution_description: English: A part of a molded-brick relief&#160;: "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove and Rong Qiqi", found in a Nanjing Xishan Temple (or tomb, descriptions in different languages say different things), from the Southern dynasties period (5th-6th. centuries A.D.) This part of the wall depicts Rong Qiqi (left) and Ruan Xian (right). Source: Nanjing Xishan Temple, Big brick wall bamboo forest seven sage map.中文: 描述摘要《竹林七賢與榮啟期》(上左下右) 來源 南京西善寺 大磚牆竹林七賢圖(南朝)
context_page_description: Ruan Xian, courtesy name Zhongrong, was a Chinese scholar who lived in the Six Dynasties period. One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, he was a skilled player of the Chinese lute, an old version of pipa which has been called ruan after his name since the Tang dynasty. His achievement in music reached such high as to be described as "divine understanding" in the Book of Jin. Ruan Xian had a Xianbei slave who gave birth to his son, Ruan Fu.
context_section_description: Ruan Xian (fl. 3rd century), courtesy name Zhongrong, was a Chinese scholar who lived in the Six Dynasties period. One of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, he was a skilled player of the Chinese lute, an old version of pipa which has been called ruan after his name since the Tang dynasty. His achievement in music reached such high as to be described as "divine understanding" in the Book of Jin. Ruan Xian had a Xianbei slave who gave birth to his son, Ruan Fu.
caption: Ruan Xian (right) and Rong Qiqi, in a relief dating from the 4th century
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