（宋）周邦彦

Zhou Bangyan was a Song-dynasty ci poet. Because public information about his life and career is limited, this note does not elaborate on his biography and focuses instead on his surviving works. Three of his works are included here: Pianyu Ci, Zhou Bangyan Ci Ji, and the modern translation Zhou Bangyan Ci Jinyi (Zhonghua Juzhen Literature Series), which shows that his ci have continued to be compiled, annotated, and made accessible to later readers. His ci often deal with travel and longing as well as city life, and they are notable for strict musicality, careful structure, polished and restrained language, and the use of scenery to convey feeling; his skill is especially evident in the narration and organization of long-form man ci. His works are commonly classified as ancient poetry and literary appreciation, suitable both for scholarly study of ci and for general readers approaching him through modern translations and selections. Overall, Zhou Bangyan is an important figure in the development of Song ci and has influenced later rules of ci composition and writing methods; his works remain indispensable for the study of Song ci.