y ▁name ▁Sh u ye ▁( , ▁" Un cle ▁Even ing "), ▁was ▁a ▁Chinese ▁writer , ▁poet , ▁D ao ist ▁phil os opher , ▁music ian ▁and ▁al chem ist ▁of ▁the ▁Three ▁Kingdom s ▁period . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Seven ▁S ages ▁of ▁the ▁B am bo o ▁Gro ve ▁who ▁engaged ▁in ▁separ ating ▁themselves ▁from ▁the ▁dangerous ▁political ▁situation ▁of ▁third - century ▁China ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁dev oting ▁themselves ▁to ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁art ▁and ▁le is ure . ▁ ▁Ji ▁K ang ▁is ▁noted ▁as ▁an ▁author ▁and ▁famous ▁for ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁composer ▁and ▁gu q in - player . ▁He ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁hand some ▁and ▁tall ▁man ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 1 . 8 8 ▁metres ). ▁ ▁Life ▁As ▁a ▁think er , ▁Ji ▁K ang ▁wrote ▁on ▁lon ge vity , ▁music ▁theory , ▁politics ▁and ▁eth ics . ▁Among ▁his ▁works ▁were ▁Yang sh eng ▁L un ▁( <0xE9> <0xA3> <0xAC> 生 論 , ▁Ess ay ▁on ▁N our ishing ▁Life ), ▁Sh eng w u ▁A ile ▁L un ▁( <0xE8> <0x81> <0xB2> 無 <0xE5> <0x93> <0x80> <0xE6> <0xA8> <0x82> 論 , ▁Disc ourse ▁on ▁[ the ▁nature ▁of ▁] ▁sounds ▁[ as ] ▁not ▁having ▁sorrow ▁or ▁joy , ▁i . ▁e . ▁On ▁the ▁Abs ence ▁of ▁Sent iments ▁in ▁Music ), ▁Q in ▁Fu ▁( <0xE7> <0x90> <0xB4> <0xE8> <0xB3> <0xA6> , ▁A ▁Com position ▁on ▁the ▁Q in ), ▁and