Dock the Boat by the Maple Bridge at Night By Zhang Ji (Tang Dynasty)

Dock the Boat by the Maple Bridge at Night By Zhang Ji (Tang Dynasty) Crows were crowing after the moon had set, and the cold was strong at night, the traveler who accompanied by maple trees and fishing fires slept with gloomy mood. The lonely and quiet Hanshan Temple outside Suzhou City, the sound of […]

Some Words and Terms on Autumn By Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty)

Some Words and Terms on Autumn By Liu Yuxi (Tang Dynasty) Poets have lamented the bleakness and emptiness of autumn since ancient times, but I must say that autumn is far better than spring. A crane fly straight into the clear sky and pushed away the clouds, inspired my poetical mood to sky for thousands […]

Rejoiced at Meeting with Recluse Wang in An Autumn Night By Wang Ji (Tan Dynasty)

Rejoiced at Meeting with Recluse Wang in An Autumn Night By Wang Ji (Tan Dynasty) After hoeing beans in the vegetable garden in the north of the house, I returned from harvesting yellow rice in the fields to the east. I happened to meet my old friend Recluse Wang on the full moon autumn night, […]

The Cicada By Yu Shinan (Tang Dynasty)

The Cicada By Yu Shinan (Tang Dynasty) The cicada sipped cool dew with its low hanging tentacles, its sound loudly out of the lush phoenix trees. Its voice will naturally reach further as it perches high, rather than relying on the gusts of autumn wind blowing. 蝉 虞世南(唐) 垂緌饮清露,流响出疏桐。 居高声自远,非是藉秋风。 Creative background This poem is […]

ON MEETING LI GUINIAN DOWN THE RIVER By Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)

ON MEETING LI GUINIAN DOWN THE RIVER By Du Fu (Tang Dynasty) We often meet at the residence of Prince Qi, I heard your music many times in the Cui's hall. Now it is the great scenery in the south of the Yangtze River, I meet you again before the flowers are fading. 江南逢李龟年 杜甫(唐) […]