Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jia Yi (BCE - 169 BCE) was a Chinese poet and statesman of the Han Dynasty. Jia Yi was born in 201 BCE in Luoyang. When he reached the age of 18, he was already well known in his county for his ability in poems and essay-writing, and was referred to as "Jia sheng," i.e. "Student Jia." Soon, he was recommended by Wu Gong to Emperor Wen of Han. He soon achieved a high status but was repulsed by older, high-ranking officials at the time such as Zhou Bo and Guan Ying. Jia Yi made many suggestions to Emperor Wen about governing his empire. As an advocate of Confucian reforms, attacking Xiongnu and lessening the power of local governors, he made enemies at court and lost his position. He became the tutor to the King of Changsha, a place he disliked as he feared its humid climate would lead to an early death. When passing the Xiang river, he wrote several poems grieving for his sad fate and compared himself with Qu Yuan, as he believed he was sent into exile. Changsha was known as "The home of Qu [Yuan] and Jia [Yi]" because of their influence.