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Rachelle
Jun 26, 20233 min read
A solution to drought, with the help of little "dragons"
An anecdote about lizards from the 11th century.
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Rachelle
Jun 19, 20233 min read
公孫詭《文鹿賦》“Poetic Exposition on a Patterned Deer” by Gongsun Gui (d. 148 BCE)
On a fairy beast that visits me every day lately...
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Rachelle
Jun 5, 20233 min read
陸遊《夜歸》 “Returning at Night” by Lu You (1125-1210)
A night in the countryside, full of life.
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Rachelle
May 29, 20233 min read
“Yong'an ming” 慵菴銘 (Inscription on the Cottage of Idleness) by Bai Yuchan 白玉蟾 (1134-1229)
How to be lazy thoughtfully
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Rachelle
May 15, 20232 min read
Album leaf “Yu’er mudan” 魚兒牡丹 by Zou Yigui 鄒一桂; inscription by Qianlong Emperor 乾隆
On a happy encounter with the bleeding heart in Gmunden.
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Rachelle
May 8, 20232 min read
Deer among pine trees
To commemorate a delightful encounter near Zwettl.
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Rachelle
May 1, 20233 min read
朱彝尊《鵲橋仙》To the tune “Queqiaoxian” by Zhu Yizun (1629-1709)
The flowering season of the magnolia and the crab apple.
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Rachelle
Apr 17, 20232 min read
楊承鯤《鷹》“The Hawk” by Yang Chengkun (1550-1589)
A gentle reminder for our newly arrived chicks.
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Rachelle
Apr 3, 20233 min read
韓維《謝到水仙二本》“In Gratitude for a Gift of Two Narcissus Bulbs” by Han Wei (1017-1098)
For narcissus whose season is coming to an end.
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Rachelle
Mar 13, 20232 min read
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Rachelle
Feb 6, 20233 min read
杜甫《惡樹》 “Hateful Trees” by Du Fu (712-770)
Du Fu the gardener...
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Rachelle
Jan 30, 20233 min read
"A Red, Red Rose" by Robert Burns rendered into classical Chinese by Su Manshu 蘇曼殊 (1884-1918)
From Scots to classical Chinese...
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Rachelle
Jan 23, 20232 min read
楊士奇《大雪志喜(玉樓春)》“Joy of Heavy Snow (to the Tune Jade Tower Spring)” by Yang Shiqi (1365-1444)
On a delightful snowfall greeting the year of the rabbit.
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Rachelle
Jan 16, 20232 min read
"A Song" by Percy Shelley rendered into classical Chinese by Su Manshu 蘇曼殊 (1884-1918)
A back translation exercise.
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Rachelle
Jan 9, 20233 min read
張憲《天狼謠》“The Heavenly Wolf: A Ballad” by Zhang Xian (fl. 14th century)
A political comment written in the stars.
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Rachelle
Jan 2, 20232 min read
黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》A hot pot poem by Huang Zuo (1490-1566)
黃佐《湛子宅夜宴和呂子仲木邊爐詩》 “At a night banquet in Master Zhan’s mansion, in response to the hot pot poem by Master Lü, [courtesy name] Zhongmu” by...
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Rachelle
Dec 26, 20222 min read
趙戣《錦鶒夜逸》“A Brocade Mandarin Duck Missing Overnight” by Zhao Kui (fl. 12th – 13th century)
On a sad loss in countryside life...To commemorate the two guineafowls that we lost overnight.
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Rachelle
Dec 19, 20223 min read
Album leaf “Juchang congxi” 踘場叢戲 (Group game on the kicking field) by Su Hanchen 蘇漢臣 (1094-1172)
Depiction of a Chinese fooball game.
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Rachelle
Dec 12, 20223 min read
蘇軾《書蜀僧詩》“Note on the poem by a monk of Shu” by Su Shi (1037-1101)
An eleventh-century anecdote about cooking with the head.
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