Wang Bo , courtesy name Zi'an , was a Chinese poet during Tang dynasty, traditionally grouped together with Luo Binwang, Lu Zhaolin, and Yang Jiong as the Four Paragons of the Early Tang. He died at the age of 26, possibly from drowning, while going back from the Tang-ruled Jiaozhi after meeting his father.He opposed the spread of the Gong Ti Style of the Sui Dynasty, and advocated a style rich in emotions. He was also famous for the essay Tengwang Ge Xu, which is included in the Chinese middle school curriculum. Wikipedia
“If you've a friend who knows your heart,
Distance can't keep you two apart.”
(zh-CN) 海内存知己，
天涯若比邻。
(zh-CN) Hai nei cun zhi ji,
Tian ya ruo bi lin.
"Farewell to Perfect Du", in Song of the Immortals: An Anthology of Classical Chinese Poetry, trans. Yuanchong Xu (Penguin Books, 1994), p. 37
