Ji Kang (223–262)
Born 223 CE, died 262 CE.
Ji Kang (Chinese: 嵇康, c.224–c.263), sometimes referred to as Xi Kang, courtesy name Shuye (叔夜), was a Chinese composer, essayist, philosopher, and poet of the Three Kingdoms period. He was one of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove who held aloof from the dangerous politics of third-century China to devote themselves to art and refinement. Ji Kang is noted as an author and was also a famous composer and guqin-player. He was described as a handsome and tall man (approximately 1.88 metres). Ji Kang had a boyfriend, Ruan Ji, who was also part of the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove. Both Ji and Ruan were skilled whistlers, developing a talent in transcendental whistling.
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