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1. Han Yu

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   Han Yu (772–824 CE), courtesy name Tuizhi (退之), was a highly influential Chinese essayist, poet, and statesman of the Tang Dynasty. He is widely regarded as the chief proponent and systematizer of the Classical Prose Movement ($\text{Guwen Yundong}$, 古文運動) and a foundational figure in Neo-Confucianism, primarily due to his aggressive philosophical reassertion of Confucianism against the perceived spiritual and economic challenges posed by [Buddh…