Zhang Yanghao (1270-1329) styled Ximeng, also known by his literary name Yunzhuang, was born in Jinan of Shandong Province. As an imperial official, he was known for his outspoken criticism of the current policies. His Sanqu poems, mostly written after he resigned from his office and lived as a recluse, giving expressions to his reflections on the conspiratorial bureaucracy. He differed from Guan Hanqing and Ma Zhiyuan in that he inherited much from poets of previous dynasties.
张养浩（1270-1329） 字希孟，号云庄，山东济南人。为官以切直敢谏著称。散曲多为归隐林泉时所作，在大量讴歌隐居之乐和自然风景的同时，透露了宦途险恶的慨叹。艺术上较多汲取前代诗人、词家的成就，与关汉卿、马致远等人有别。
Rowing a Boat on the Daming Lake to the tune of the World being Overjoyed
普天乐·大明湖泛舟
Sails the paited boat
画船开，
Out of the troubled earth;
红尘外，
Men take spring remote
人从天上，
From heaven in mirth.
载得春来。
Between waters and mist,
烟水闲，
So vast are heaven and earth,
乾坤大，
Harmoniously in all directions clouds and mountains exist.
四面云山无遮碍。
In waters shadowy cities and towers interline,
影摇动城郭楼台，
And golden waves are flashing in our cups of wine.
杯斟的金波滟滟，
While poems are chanted aloud shaking the blue sky,
诗吟的青霄惨惨，
With the coming of the boat all white birds away fly.
人惊的白鸟皑皑。