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Ancient Chinese Poems- Su Dongpo’s “First Visit to the Red Cliff”-Chinese English Bilingual

赤壁赋丨苏轼 First Visit to the Red Cliff 赤壁赋 壬戌之秋,七月既望,苏子与客泛舟游于赤壁之下。清风徐来,水波不兴。举酒属客,诵明月之诗,歌窈窕之章。 In the autumn of the year Renxu, at the time of the full moon in the…

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Ancient Chinese Poems- Su Shi “Ding Feng Bo” – Bilingual Chinese and English (seven translated versions)

定风波 〔宋〕苏轼 三月七日,沙湖道中遇雨。雨具先去,同行皆狼狈,余独不觉。已而遂晴,故作此。 莫听穿林打叶声,何妨吟啸且徐行。竹杖芒鞋轻胜马,谁怕?一蓑烟雨任平生。 料峭春风吹酒醒,微冷,山头斜照却相迎。回首向来萧瑟处,归去,也无风雨也无晴。 —————————————————————————————————————— Translation of the one Xu Yuan chong translation Calming the Waves Caught in Rain on My Way to the…

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Chinese Poems\Butterflies in Love with Flowers\ Liu Yong\ Chinese and English

蝶恋花 Butterflies in Love with Flowers 柳永  Liu Yong 伫倚危楼风细细。望极春愁,黯黯生天际。 草色烟光残照里,无言谁会凭阑意。 I lean alone on balcony in light, light breeze; As far as the eye…

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Chinese poetry “Qiantang Lake Spring Walk” Bai Juyi Han and English bilingual

钱塘湖春行 白居易 孤山寺北贾亭西,水面初平云脚低。 几处早莺争暖树,谁家春燕啄新泥。 乱花渐欲迷人眼,浅草才在能没马蹄。 最爱湖东行不足,绿杨阴里白沙堤。 On Qiantang Lake in Spring West of Jia Pavilion and north of Lonely Hill, Lake water levels with the…

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Bai Juyi’s Poem \ Song of the Lute Player (Chinese and English)

《琵琶⾏》 Song of the Lute Player   ⽩居易 Bai Juyi   浔阳江头夜送客,枫叶荻花秋瑟瑟。 By the Xunyang River a guest is seen off one night; Chill the autumn, red…

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Chinese historical celebrity Bai Juyi’s information profile (bilingual)

白居易(772~846),字乐天,香山居士,中国唐代诗人。白居易用优美朴素的诗歌抗议了当时社会的黑暗(包括腐败)。 Bai Juyi (772~846), courtesy name Letian, literary name Xiangshan Jushi, was a Chinese poet of the Tang Dynasty who used his elegantly simple verse…

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Qu Yuan’s poem “The Ghost of the Mountain” in Chinese and English

山鬼-屈原   the mountain spirit -Qu yuan   若有人兮山之阿   there seem to be a man in the deep mountain,   被薜荔兮带女箩   clad in creeping vine and girded with…

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Qu Yuan – English Translation of “Chu Ci – Li Sao” (1)

Li Sao is one of the masterpieces of the famous poet Qu Yuan during the Warring States period, and is one of the longest political…

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Nobel Prize winners and their literary works

2021Winner: Abdul Razak GurnaNationality: Tanzanian novelistRepresentative works: “Paradise”, “Desert”, “By the Sea”, etc.Winner: “An uncompromising and empathetic in-depth exploration of the effects of colonialism, concerned…

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English Translation of Ten Ancient Poems by Du Fu (Chinese-English Xu Yuanchong)

自京赴奉先县咏怀五百字(节选) 朱门酒肉臭, 路有冻死骨。 荣枯咫尺异, 惆怅难再述。 On the Way from the Capital to Fengxian (Excerpts) The mansions burst with wine and meat; The poor die frozen…

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