A song of fair women – Du Fu
On the third day of the Third-month in the freshening weather Many beauties take the air by the Changan waterfront, Rece
Read MoreA song of war-chariots – Du Fu
The war-chariots rattle, The war-horses whinny. Each man of you has a bow and a quiver at his belt. Father, mother, son,
Read MoreHard is the way of the world – part 3
Don’t wash your ears on hearing something you dislike Nor die of hunger like famous hermits on the Pike! Living without
Read MoreHard is the way of the world – part 2
The way is broad like the blue sky, But no way out before my eye. I am ashamed to follow those who have no guts, Gamblin
Read MoreEndless yearning 2 – Li Bai
The sun has set, and a mist is in the flowers; And the moon grows very white and people sad and sleepless. A Zhao harp h
Read MoreEndless yearning 1 – Li Bai
I am endlessly yearning To be in Changan. ...Insects hum of autumn by the gold brim of the well; A thin frost glistens l
Read MoreHard roads in Shu – Li Bai
Oh, but it is high and very dangerous! Such travelling is harder than scaling the blue sky. ...Until two rulers of this
Read MoreA drawing of a horse by General Cao at Secretary Wei Feng’s horse – Du Fu
Throughout this dynasty no one had painted horses Like the master-spirit, Prince Jiangdu -- And then to General Cao thro
Read MoreA song of wheel tower in farewell to General Feng of the western expedition – Cen Can
On Wheel Tower parapets night-bugles are blowing, Though the flag at the northern end hangs limp. Scouts, in the darknes
Read MoreTo my daughter on her marring into the Yang family – Wei Yingwu
My heart has been heavy all day long Because you have so far to go. The marriage of a girl, away from her parents, Is th
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