Ji Kang

Ji Kang, 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.

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Who was born first?

• Ji Kang was born 2 years before Zhong Hui
• Ji Kang was born 3 years before Wang Bi
• Ji Kang was born 10 years before Porphyry
• Ji Kang was born 10 years after Cassius Longinus
• Ji Kang was born 13 years after Ruan Ji

Timeline

1. Ruan Ji210–263
2. Cassius Longinus213–273
3. Ji Kang (this page)223–262
4. Zhong Hui225–264
5. Wang Bi226–249
6. Porphyrycirca AD 233 – circa AD 301

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