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 […]
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A Scene I saw While Residing at the Brook By Cui Daorong (Tang Dynasty)
A Scene I saw While Residing at the Brook By Cui Daorong (Tang Dynasty) I don't know whose small boat is not tied with a rope, the spring breeze is blowing it slowly drifting into the fishing bend. The child was overjoyed and thought it was a sudden arrival of guests. He hurried to the […]
the Golden Thread Clothing By an Anonymous Poet (Tang Dynasty)
the Golden Thread Clothing By an Anonymous Poet (Tang Dynasty) I advise you not to cherish the golden thread clothing, I advise you must cherish the bloom of your youth. Just pick flowers when they're worth picking， Don't be waiting until the twigs are devoid of flowers to break. 金缕衣 (唐)无名氏 劝君莫惜金缕衣，劝君须惜少年时。 有花堪折直须折，莫待无花空折枝。 Creative background […]
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 […]
To Hua Jingding By Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
To Hua Jingding By Du Fu (Tang Dynasty) Melodious music of zithers and flutes floats over Jincheng all day long, rippling on the waves of Jinjiang and drifting leisurely into the cloud. Such wonderful music should only be enjoyed by immortals. How many times can ordinary people in the world listen to it in their […]
Qiupu Song (15) By Libai (Tang Dynasty)
Qiupu Song (15) By Libai (Tang Dynasty) My white hair is as long as thirty thousand feet, it is because of my deep sorrows that it grows so long. If I were not in this bright mirror to look, I thought the autumn frost fell on my head. 秋浦歌（十五） 李白（唐） 白发三千丈，缘愁似个长。 不知明镜里，何处得秋霜！ Creative background Qiupu, […]
Between Yangtze River and the Han River By Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
Between Yangtze River and the Han River By Du Fu (Tang Dynasty) I’m wandering about in Jiangling and miss my hometown but can’t return, As well as a pedantic old scholar in this universe existing. I seem a piece of cloud floating in the sky far and quiet. and also a lone person like the […]
An Improvisation at Random (7) By Du Fu (Tang Dynasty)
An Improvisation at Random (7) By Du Fu (Tang Dynasty) The footpath covered by the falling poplar catkins is like a white felt， the lotus leaves sticking on the stream surface are like layers of floating green coins. The young pheasants in the bamboo shoots are hard to find, the teal ducks on the beach […]
Chang Gan Melody (1) and (2) By Cui Hao (Tang Dynasty)
Chang Gan Melody (1) and (2) By Cui Hao (Tang Dynasty) Where are you from, Sir? I live around Heng Tang. The reason why I stopped the boat to ask you Perhaps we are from the same town. My home is next to Jiujiang River, I come and go on the edge of this River. […]
No Title By Liu Shenxu (Tang Dynasty)
No Title By Liu Shenxu (Tang Dynasty) The mountain road is at the end of the white clouds, the spring light is like a clear stream with a long history. Falling flowers flow with the stream by a chance, the fragrance in the water can be smelled from a distance. The quiet seldom-door faces the […]