Shang Ting

Shang Ting (Chinese: 商挺; 1209–1288), courtesy name Mengqing (孟卿), art name Zuoshan Laoren (左山老人), posthumous name Wending (文定), was a Chinese writer of sanqu poetry and official of the Yuan dynasty. He was also a noted calligrapher and landscape artist. Unfortunately, although a prolific poet, most of his writings have been lost. The surviving sanqu poems of the poet are all written to the same musical mode and song title. However, the content of the poems suggests they were written at different times. His son Shang Qi (商琦) was likewise an official and artist.