Analysis of "初秋夜坐" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction Li Bai (701–762), one of China’s most celebrated poets of the Tang dynasty, is renow...
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Guided readings of classical Chinese poetry with original text, attribution, pinyin, English translation, line-by-line analysis, imagery, and historical context. New guides use stored source records so the poem text and author can be checked independently.
Analysis of "秋日翠微宫" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "秋日翠微宫" (Autumn Day at the Palace of Azure Mist) is a refined landscape poem by Empe...
Analysis of "月晦" – Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction Li Bai (701–762), one of the most celebrated figures of the Tang dynasty, is often c...
Analysis of "伤辽东战亡" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction In the long and illustrious history of Chinese poetry, few works carry the weight of...
Analysis of "望送魏征葬" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction Few figures in Chinese history embody the ideal relationship between ruler and minis...
Analysis of "咏兴国寺佛殿前幡" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction Li Bai (701–762), often celebrated as the "Immortal Poet," is one of the most lumino...
Analysis of "谒幷州大兴国寺诗" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction Composed by Emperor Taizong of Tang (李世民, Lǐ Shìmín, 598–649), “谒幷州大兴国寺诗” (Yè Bīngzh...
Analysis of "赋得浮桥" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction Few images in Chinese poetry fuse imperial grandeur with the fluid dynamics of natur...
Analysis of "赋得李" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The poem “赋得李” (Fù dé Lǐ) — “Composed on the Theme of the Plum Tree” — was written b...
Analysis of "赋得樱桃" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction In the vast garden of Tang Dynasty poetry, Zhang Ji (张籍, c. 767 – c. 830) stands as ...
Analysis of "涉江采芙蓉" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction In the vast treasury of classical Chinese poetry, the Nineteen Old Poems (古诗十九首, Gǔs...
Analysis of "置酒坐飞阁" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The poem "置酒坐飞阁" (Zhì jiǔ zuò fēi gé / Setting Wine in the Flying Pavilion) is a ref...