Poetry (Shīgē 诗歌)|Shīgē 诗歌 (Poetry)
Robert E. HEGEL “Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain,” a poem by the Song emperor Gaozong (1107–1187). Throughout history many Chinese leaders
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Robert E. HEGEL “Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain,” a poem by the Song emperor Gaozong (1107–1187). Throughout history many Chinese leaders
By ChinaConnectU|2014-12-16T16:54:27-05:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Poetry|
Timothy Wai Keung CHAN Literary Gathering; painted by Han Huang during the Tang dynasty. Ink and color on silk, 8
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Haiwang YUAN A decorated doorway of a house in southern China. Duilian, poetic couplets, line the two sides of the
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Tyler C. PIKE The Shijing, roughly translated as “classic songs,” are a collection of folk songs, hymns, and narratives that
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Benjamin RIDGWAY Words set to music, or song lyrics, were a major poetic form in China between the seventh and