Classical Poetry Masterpieces
Tang & Song classics paired with character pinyin, English verse, and living traditional colors.
Tang Dynasty · Nostalgia & Homesickness
Moon White (Yue Bai)
Quiet Night Thought静夜思
By Li Bai (李白)
床前明月光,疑是地上霜。
Before my bed the bright moonlight streams down,
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Tang Dynasty · Nature & Seasonal Awareness
Bamboo Green (Zhu Lv)
Spring Morning春晓
By Meng Haoran (孟浩然)
春眠不觉晓,处处闻啼鸟。
Slumbering in spring, unwarned of the dawn,
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Tang Dynasty · Zen Meditation & Solitude
Green Alum (Qing Fan Lv)
Deer Enclosure鹿柴
By Wang Wei (王维)
空山不见人,但闻人语响。
Empty mountains, with not a soul in sight,
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Tang Dynasty · Longing & Affection
Coral Red (Shan Hu Hong)
Red Beans (Lovesickness)相思
By Wang Wei (王维)
红豆生南国,春来发几枝。
The red beans grow in the southern lands;
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Tang Dynasty · Perspective & Elevation
Autumn Fragrance Yellow (Qiu Xiang Huang)
On the Stork Tower登鹳雀楼
By Wang Zhihuan (王之涣)
白日依山尽,黄河入海流。
The white sun sinks behind the leaning hills;
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Tang Dynasty · Solitude & Resilience
Ivory Black (Xiang Ya Hei)
River Snow江雪
By Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元)
千山鸟飞绝,万径人踪灭。
Across a thousand peaks, all flight of birds has ceased;
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Tang Dynasty · Solar Terms & Melancholy
Peach Blossom Pink (Tao Hong)
Qingming Festival清明
By Du Mu (杜牧)
清明时节雨纷纷,路上行人欲断魂。
A misty drizzle drifts down during the Qingming season;
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Tang Dynasty · Hermitage & Cloud Mountains
Clear Sky Blue (Ji Qing)
Seeking the Hermit in Vain寻隐者不遇
By Jia Dao (贾岛)
松下问童子,言师采药去。
Beneath the ancient pine I questioned the boy;
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