上巳日赐裴度: poem analysis and reading notes

Analysis of "上巳日赐裴度" - Classical Chinese Poetry

Introduction

The poem 上巳日赐裴度 (shàng sì rì cì péi dù – "Bestowed on Pei Du on the Double Third Festival") is a refined example of Tang dynasty court poetry. It was composed by Emperor Wenzong of Tang (Li Ang, reigned 827–840), a ruler who deeply valued scholarship and the arts, for his esteemed chancellor Pei Du. The occasion