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Ouyang Zhan (758−801), courtesy name Xingzhou, was a native of Jinjiang, Quanzhou (in present-day Fujian). He received his jin shi rank, the highest degree in civil examinations, in the eighth year (792) of the Dezong reign (779−805) of the Tang dynasty, together with Han Yu (768−824), Li Guan (766−94), and others known as “Candidates on the Dragon and Tiger List.” He was the first jin shi candidate from Fujian, became a teaching assistant at the School of the Four Gates, Directorate of Education, and died when ...