陳培脈《南越王墓》 “Tomb of the King of Nanyue” by Chen Peimai
On the museums dedicated to the Nanyue Kingdom in Guangzhou.
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Rachelle
Jan 18, 20215 min read
蘇軾《迴文菩薩蠻》 A palindrome to the tune “Pusaman” by Su Shi
An interesting riddle on a pillow.
Rachelle
Jan 11, 20215 min read
陳坤與文昌雞 Chen Kun on Wenchang Chicken
A Qing record of the famous Wenchang chicken and my first encounter with it.
Rachelle
Jan 4, 20213 min read
韓愈《瀧吏（節選）》 “Rapids-Watcher” (excerpt) by Han Yu
On visiting the Chaoshan region.
Rachelle
Dec 28, 20205 min read
吳綺《過南昌見滕王閣被焚》 “Seeing the burnt Pavilion of Prince Teng when passing by Nanchang” by Wu Qi
On my visit to the 29th version of the Tengwangge.
Rachelle
Dec 21, 20205 min read
趙佶《宮詞（其九十）》 “Palace verse (no. 90)” by Zhao Ji
A new option for your next paperweight?
Rachelle
Dec 14, 20205 min read
張廷壽《吊駱義烏墓》“Commemorating Luo Yiwu at his Tomb” by Zhang Tingshou
An encounter with the early Tang poet Luo Binwang's work in his hometown.
Rachelle
Dec 7, 20204 min read
俞士彪《十二時·遂昌道中》 To the Tune “Twelve Double-hours” by Yu Shibiao
On a traveller in the mountains and burnt rice
Rachelle
Nov 30, 20205 min read
唐寅題畫詩 A poem Tang Yin inscribed on his painting
On my taster session of life in the mountains.
Rachelle
Nov 23, 20204 min read
屈大均《佛手柑（其七）》“The Buddha-hand Citron (No. 7)” by Qu Dajun
On the Buddha-hand citron.
Rachelle
Nov 16, 20206 min read
顧逢《秋夜宿僧房》“Staying in a Monastery Room on an Autumnal Evening” by Gu Feng
On the Rock of Three Lives...
Rachelle
Nov 9, 20206 min read
愛新覺羅·弘曆《耕耤日有作》 “Written on the Day of Ploughing the Sacred Fields” by Aisin Gioro Hongli
On the three "platforms for viewing ploughing" I visited recently.
Rachelle
Nov 2, 20206 min read
李鍇《雲岡寺》 “The Yungang Temple” by Li Kai
On a Qing poet's (mis)perception of rock art and the Yungang Grottoes that tourism pamphlets don't talk about.
Rachelle
Oct 26, 20205 min read
劉遵憲《登懸空寺》 “Climbing up to the Hanging Temple” by Liu Zunxian
On my visit to the Hanging Temple in Mt. Heng, Datong and a Ming poem inscribed on the wall.
![周恭先《和吳蘭柴過常山作》
“In response to Wu Lanchai when [he] passed by Changshan” by Zhou Gongxian](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_f8af6d24a51d412a8347905cb61736c3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1438,h_1080,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a27d24_f8af6d24a51d412a8347905cb61736c3~mv2.jpg)
Rachelle
Oct 19, 20205 min read
周恭先《和吳蘭柴過常山作》 “In response to Wu Lanchai when [he] passed by Changshan” by Zhou Gongxian
On my first visit to the time-honoured town Zhengding, Hebei.
![皮日休《病中有人惠海蟹轉寄魯望》
"When [I] was ill someone kindly gave [me] sea crabs..." by Pi Rixiu](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_b13cdc89e8554ca68fbcc9104bbe155f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_997,h_749,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a27d24_b13cdc89e8554ca68fbcc9104bbe155f~mv2.jpg)
Rachelle
Oct 12, 20205 min read
皮日休《病中有人惠海蟹轉寄魯望》 "When [I] was ill someone kindly gave [me] sea crabs..." by Pi Rixiu
For the seasonal food (?): crab...
Rachelle
Oct 5, 20203 min read
蘇軾《豆粥》 “Bean Congee” by Su Shi
Su Shi's passionate and learned praise for bean congee.
Rachelle
Sep 28, 20204 min read
張方賢《煮粥詩》 “A Poem on Cooking Congee” by Zhang Fangxian
A down-to-earth poem about congee and a few words about corn congee of my hometown
Rachelle
Sep 21, 20205 min read
李長春《謁三蘇祠》 “Visiting the Shrine of the Three Sus” by Li Changchun
Visiting the Shrine of the Three Sus in Meishan on a rainy day.
![杜甫《堂成》
“The Completion of [my] Cottage” by Du Fu](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a27d24_11e7282319b547ee810f52d0592932b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_1816,h_1364,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/a27d24_11e7282319b547ee810f52d0592932b3~mv2.jpg)
Rachelle
Sep 14, 20205 min read
杜甫《堂成》 “The Completion of [my] Cottage” by Du Fu
My visit to Du Fu's cottage in Chengdu.
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