Every Mid-Autumn Festival, people think of Zhang Jiuling's "The bright moon rises over the sea; at the ends of the earth we share this moment."
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He came from 韶关 in 广东, the first great statesman from 岭南. He warned 唐玄宗 that 安禄山 would rebel and lost his post to 李林甫; afterwards, whenever an official was recommended, the emperor would ask whether the man had Jiuling's bearing.
