Snow and Wintersweet/Plum blossom are regulars in ancient Chinese literature, and when writing poetry in winter, Wintersweet is definitely one of the must-have themes. In China, Wintersweet is not Plum Blossom, they are different from each other, Wintersweet blossoms in Winter and the other blossoms in early Spring. So you will find it different between […]
Category: Song
How did ancient Chinese poets express the emotion by the snow? （2）
Today I’d like to introduce a poem from Lu You who lived in Song Dynasty called “The snow on New Year's Eve”. This poem is different from Luo Yin’s satirical “Snow”, it expressed the poet's joy and anticipation for the upcoming New Year, so it referred the “Rui Xue” is a real “auspicious snow”. The […]
Rouged Lips·the land of Peach Blossoms·Drunk Rowing A Boat
Rouged Lips·the land of Peach Blossoms·Drunk Rowing A Boat By Qin Guan (Northern Song Dynasty) Drunk rowing a boat, at random floating along the stream deep into the flowers and plants. It’s pity that the fate entangled me, among the flower like Fairland I cannot long stay. Misty waters outspread, shrouded in the afterglow of slanting […]
The Lantern Festival Night - to the tune of Green Jade Table
The Lantern Festival Night - to the tune of Green Jade Table by Xin Qiji （Southern Song dynasty） One night’s east wind adorns a thousand trees with flowers And blows down stars in showers. Fine steeds and carved cabs spread fragrance en route; Music vibrates from the flute; The moon sheds its full light While […]