秦嘉是生活在东汉桓帝时的一位著名诗人,他的诗歌创作对于东汉末年五言诗的成熟起了积极的推动作用,在古代文学史上占有一席之位。但由于古籍中记载简略,关于他的生平事迹,我们今天所知甚少,甚至连他的故里、做官的住所,也搞不大清。现代编写的文学史著作中论及秦嘉时,大多对这些基本 Qin Jia, a famous poet living in the Eastern Han Dynasty, played a positive role in promoting the maturity of five-character poems in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, occupying a place in the history of ancient Chinese literature. However, due to a brief account of the ancient books, we have little understanding about his life story. Even his hometown and official residence are not clear. Most of these basic points are addressed in the writings of modern literary history written by Qin Jiashi