Who had ever seen a Chinese poet commit suicide?
There were many cases of suicide among ancient Chinese poets. The more famous ones were the famous Tang Dynasty poet Wang Zhihuan, who committed suicide in 762 AD due to political frustration, and the Southern Song Dynasty poet Lu You, who committed suicide in 1141 AD after being suppressed by officialdom in 1127 AD because he opposed the Jin Dynasty's invasion. There were also many cases of suicide by modern Chinese poets. For example, the modern Chinese poet Hai Zi committed suicide in 1989 due to depression, and the modern Chinese poet Bei Dao committed suicide in 1994 due to depression. In addition to poetry, there were also many cases of celebrities in ancient and modern China who committed suicide because of misfortune. For example, the Qing Dynasty politician Zeng Guofan committed suicide in 1861 due to family misfortune, and the late Ming Dynasty writer Huang Zhongzhao committed suicide in 1600 due to political encounters.
