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Rachelle
May 4, 20207 min read
雁兒落兼得勝令(尤侗《黑白衛》)[To the tunes] “Geese Falling” and “Victory Song” by You Tong
A song poem sung by the female assassin Nie Yinniang 聶隱娘, from You Tong's play "He bai wei" 黑白衛 (Black and white donkeys).
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Rachelle
Apr 27, 20205 min read
賀知章《回鄉偶書》“Written impromptu upon returning to my hometown” by He Zhizhang
Some personal reflections on a famous heptasyllabic quatrain by the Tang poet He Zhizhang.
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Rachelle
Apr 20, 20206 min read
李賀《莫種樹》 “Don’t Plant Trees” by Li He
Why does Li He, the Chinese "spectral talent" of poetry, advise against planting trees?
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Rachelle
Apr 12, 20207 min read
蘇軾《薄薄酒》(其二)Watery Wine II by Su Shi
Su Shi's second poem on "watery wine."
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Rachelle
Apr 6, 20206 min read
蘇軾《薄薄酒》 Watery Wine, by Su Shi
Su Shi's literary elaboration on his friend's maxim about watery wine.
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