Talk:Zhang Xian (poet)

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The name Zhang Xian is also a famed writer that lived centuries later, writing the first written account in China of the use of cannons. It is also the name a Chinese God dedicated for the birth of male children often depicted as shooting at arrow at this other God. There is a picture on Wikipedia used at the composite bow article page, of someone by this name demonstrate its use. And there are Wikipedia articles mentioning someone by this name, featured in an episode in history, for something unrelated. The Chinese Wikipedia probably has more about this person. Dream Focus 19:39, 10 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are right. There are many famous people by this name throughout history. I moved Zhang Xian to Zhang Xian (poet) and changed Zhang Xian to a disambiguation page. --Pengyanan (talk) 12:24, 20 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]