Xu Ling (Chinese:徐陵; pinyin:Xú Líng) (507–583) was the compiler and editor of the famous poetry anthologyNew Songs from the Jade Terrace^[1] during the poetically prolificSouthern Dynasties era, 420–589. His courtesy name (zi) was Xiao Mu (Chinese:孝穆; pinyin:Xiào Mù).

Xu Ling was born in what is nowTancheng County,Shandong Province, China, and early in life achieved fame for poetry and literature. He has achieved lasting renown for his anthologyNew Songs from the Jade Terrace, which he compiled under the patronage of Xiao Gang (503-551), first a prince, and who was then later known asLiang Jianwendi, after becoming Emperor of theLiang Dynasty, 549-551.

• Six Dynasties
• New Songs from the Jade Terrace
• Yu Xin

• Watson, Burton (1971).Chinese Lyricism: Shih Poetry from the Second to the Twelfth Century. New York: Columbia University Press.ISBN 0-231-03464-4

• Liang dynasty poets
• 507 births
• 583 deaths
• Liang dynasty government officials
• Chen dynasty poets
• Chen dynasty government officials
• 6th-century Chinese poets
• 6th-century Chinese writers

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