Xie Lingyun (385-433), whose real name is Lingyun, was born in Taikang County (now Henan Province), a minister, Buddhist scholar and traveler from the Eastern Jin Dynasty to the Liu and Song Dynasties, the originator of the landscape poetry school, his son, Zhong Shulang, his mother Liu, and the granddaughter of Wang Xizhi.

Born in Xie family of Chen county, born in Huiji county (now Shaoxing city). In the second year of Yuanxing (403), the Duke of Kangle County was attacked. Fu (Sima) began to join the army, and successively served as Fu Jun (), Qiu (Emperor Wu of Song) and Huangmen Assistant Minister in Zhongshu. After the establishment of the Liu and Song Dynasties, Ren Kangle County became a regular servant for scattered riding. Prince Zuo Gongwei, Yongjia Prefect, Secretary Supervisor, Linchuan Prefect. In the tenth year of Yuanjia (433), he was executed for "treason" at the age of 49.

Xie Lingyun's landscape poems are characterized by:

The landscape picture depicted is fresh and natural, which shows the poet's high perception of the natural beauty of landscape and his artistic reproduction ability of landscape nature. For example, "Going out late and shooting to the west": the obstacles overlap and the green is deep.

Maple Leaf Dan, study hard. The rolling mountains are layered, the vast twilight is heavy, and then dotted with red maple leaves, forming a picture full of autumn and strong colors. Xie Lingyun also noticed the selectivity of light and the degree of color blending in poetry, showing a high artistic accomplishment.