▁sch ol ars ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁to ▁release ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁appeal ▁was ▁denied . ▁Before ▁his ▁execution , ▁Ji ▁K ang ▁asked ▁for ▁his ▁gu q in ▁and ▁played ▁his ▁sw an ▁song , ▁which ▁music ▁is ▁pres umed ▁to ▁be ▁forever ▁lost . ▁ ▁Ji ▁K ang ▁wrote ▁Gu ang ling ▁San , ▁a ▁composition ▁for ▁the ▁Gu q in ▁which ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁the ▁assass ination ▁of ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Han . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁inspired ▁by ▁a ▁spirit ▁visit ation , ▁and ▁was ▁met ▁with ▁w ides p read ▁acc laim . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Chinese ▁authors ▁ ▁Ji ▁K ang ▁in ▁contemporary ▁art ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁O wen , ▁Stephen ▁[ trans l ator ], ▁Sw art z , ▁Wend y ▁[ trans l ator ], ▁T ian , ▁X ia of ei ▁[ editor ], ▁Warner , ▁D ing ▁X i ang ▁[ editor ] ▁( 2 0 1 7 ). ▁The ▁Po etry ▁of ▁Ru an ▁Ji ▁and ▁X i ▁K ang ▁. ▁ ▁De ▁Gru yter ▁M out on . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁X i ▁K ang ▁X i ▁K ang ▁and ▁Q in ▁music . ▁ ▁Category : 2 2 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 6 2 ▁death s ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁philosoph ers ▁Category : 3 rd - century ▁Chinese ▁po ets ▁Category : An cient ▁music ▁compos ers ▁Category : C ao ▁Wei ▁mus icians ▁Category :