Category: Chinese Literature

Pale-dark Plums Introducion: This poem is inscribed on one of the poet’s plum blossom paintings. As he admires the plum

Commiseration for the Peasants Introducion: Here the poet plainly paints two pictures of contrast: one is a wide tract of

Lu zhai Introducion: At dusk there is not a soul to be seen along the winding path in the deep

Song of Chile Introducion: Short and terse as it may be, the poem presents a most characteristic attractive scene of

Spring Morning Introducion: The unique poem starts with the singing of the birds, the blowing of wind, the pattering of

Reflections on a Quiet Night Introducion: The moon is the usual symbol of nostalgia in the works of most Chinese

Homecoming Introducion: This poem tells what the poet encounters when he returns home in the old age. Home-spun and exquisitely

Staying at a Cottage on a Night of Snow Introducion: The poet depicts succinctly and plainly what he observes around

Travel in the Mountains Introducion: The poem paints a beautiful picture of the resplendent autumn woods with the flaming red