Analysis of "夜归鹿门歌" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "夜归鹿门歌" (Yè Guī Lù Mén Gē, Song of Returning to Deer Gate at Night) is a famous poem...
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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 "江南曲" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The Jiangnan Qu (江南曲, "Song of the South") is a famous folkstyle poem from the Tang ...
Analysis of "酬乐天扬州初逢席上见赠" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The poem "酬乐天扬州初逢席上见赠" (Chóu Lètiān Yángzhōu Chūféng Xíshàng Jiànzèng) was written b...
Analysis of "咏柳" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "咏柳" (Yǒng Liǔ, Ode to the Willow) is a famous poem by the Tang Dynasty poet 贺知章 (Hè...
Analysis of "登幽州台歌" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The poem "登幽州台歌" (Dēng Yōuzhōu Tái Gē), or "Song of Climbing Youzhou Tower", was wri...
Analysis of "绝句二首" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The "绝句二首" (Juéjù èr shǒu) or "Two Quatrains" is a pair of short poems by the Tang D...
Analysis of "菊花" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The poem "菊花" (Júhuā, Chrysanthemums) is one of the most celebrated works by the Tan...
Analysis of "商山早行" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "商山早行" (Shāng Shān Zǎo Xíng, "Early Departure from Shangshan") is a famous poem by t...
Analysis of "浪淘沙令" by Li Yu - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction Li Yu (李煜, 937–978), also known as Li Houzhu (李后主), was the last emperor of the Sout...
Analysis of "次北固山下" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "次北固山下" (Cì Běi Gù Shān Xià, Mooring Under North Fort Hill) is a famous poem by the ...
Analysis of "题破山寺后禅院" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction "题破山寺后禅院" (Tí Pòshān Sì Hòu Chányuàn, "Inscribed on the Wall of the Back Monastery o...
Analysis of "寄扬州韩绰判官" - Classical Chinese Poetry
Introduction The poem "寄扬州韩绰判官" (Jì Yángzhōu Hán Chuò Pànguān), or "To Han Chuo, a Judge in Yangz...