Yu Xin Biography | Poet

Yu Xin (Chinese : ; pinyin : Yu Xìn ; Wade–Giles : Yü Hsin) (513-581) was a poet of the Liang and Northern Zhou dynasties. He was born and raised in Jiangling, which was once the capital of Chu. His family was wealthy and aristocratic, and Yu became an important official of the Liang dynasty. As such, he served as the lover and patron of aspiring statesman Wang Shao.