Han ke was a poet monk through the end of Ming dynasty and the beginning of Qing dynasty. He had been born a member of family of government official and had lived an affluent life. However, He became a monk after his father died. He expressed his thou...
Han ke was a poet monk through the end of Ming dynasty and the beginning of Qing dynasty. He had been born a member of family of government official and had lived an affluent life. However, He became a monk after his father died. He expressed his thoughts in writing related to real world after the fall of Ming dynasty. Because he wrote the poem about military pressure of Qing dynasty in Nanjing, he was banished to Shen Yang. He died from disease in there. His works are classified into Friendship poems, Zen poetry, Realistic poetry. He got related with variety people. he especially got related with many monk, so he was able to leave a large number of Friendship poems with monk. The feature of his Friendship poems is that his Friendship poems are containing deep anxiety from the fall of Ming dynasty. His Zen poetry was created when he went sightseeing or stayed in Qian Shan mountain during his banishment. He also needed to regain his mental security. So, he left many Zen poetry. But, Some of his Zen poetry also contain the deep anxiety from the fall of Ming dynasty. Realistic poetry is the most important part of his poem. His Realistic poetry describe the fall of his country and the military pressure of Qing dynasty. Also, his Realistic poetry reflects the his own gloomy feeling. In short, Han Ke was a poet monk through the end of Ming dynasty and the beginning of Qing dynasty. He abandoned his social position, and he created lots of poem on the thought which is devotion to his country and to his people. He is a representative of poet monk at the Dong-bei area poetry circle.