618–907
Tang Dynasty — Page 3
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Tang Dynasty — page 3 of 8.
Poems in this hub
Wang Zhihuan A Farewell on the Ninth Day 九日送別 A Double Ninth gathering shares chrysanthemum wine before tomorrow’s separation in Wang Zhihuan’s autumn farewell. Liu Yuxi Thinking of the Past at Mount Xisai 西塞山懷古 Warships, broken defenses, and a quiet riverside frame a vanished kingdom. Trace the poem's movement from military conquest to an ordinary present. Wang Han Liangzhou Song: The Luminous Cup 涼州詞二首（其一） Wang Han sets a beautiful wine cup beside the uncertainty of returning from war in the first of his Liangzhou songs. Liu Zongyuan River Snow 江雪 Birds and travelers disappear from a snowy landscape, leaving one fisherman. Read how repeated absences make that solitary figure newly visible. Liu Zongyuan An Old Fisherman 漁翁 An unseen fisherman becomes audible among hills and water. Follow all six lines as smoke, song, sunlight, and a drifting boat reshape the scene. Wang Han Liangzhou Song: Remembering Chang’an 涼州詞二首（其二） Flowers should already be fading near the capital, while a frontier listener remains in cold sand and hears a willow tune. Liu Zongyuan After Rain, Walking to the River Ferry 雨晴至江渡 After rain, a walker follows a path uncovered by receding water. Read how driftwood caught high in the trees reveals the force of the vanished flood. Wang Han Spring Thoughts of Home 春日歸思 Spring blossoms make Wang Han’s traveler imagine singing women and boats on Ruoye Stream, with glosses and notes on the final question. Meng Haoran A Night on the Tonglu River, Sent to Old Friends 宿桐廬江寄廣陵舊遊 River sounds surround a solitary boat while the traveler sends his thoughts toward old companions in Guangling. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Zhang Xu Peach Blossom Stream 桃花谿 A bridge, a fishing boat, and drifting petals lead Zhang Xu’s speaker to ask where the hidden entrance lies. Liu Zongyuan Viewing Mountains with the Monk Haochu 與浩初上人同看山寄京華親故 Sharp coastal mountains bring thoughts of distant home. Read the startling wish to turn one body into many figures watching from separate peaks. Liu Zongyuan Banyan Leaves Fall in Liuzhou 柳州二月榕葉落盡偶題 Spring in Liuzhou brings falling leaves instead of familiar renewal. Explore how an unexpected local season deepens the speaker's unsettled feeling. Zhang Xu Keeping a Guest in the Mountains 山行留客 Zhang Xu answers a guest’s fear of rain with a playful reason to remain in the spring mountains. Meng Haoran Taking Leave of Wang Wei 留別王侍御維 A disappointed visitor turns toward home while regretting the loss of a rare understanding friend. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Zhang Xu A Spring Outing Meets Rain 春遊值雨 An evening rain postpones Zhang Xu’s garden outing, and the east wind receives a request to make tomorrow possible. Liu Zongyuan Parting from My Younger Brother Zongyi 別舍弟宗一 Two brothers separate after years of displacement. Follow the immense distances, southern rivers, and imagined dreams that give their farewell its weight. Meng Haoran Viewing Dongting Lake, for Chancellor Zhang 望洞庭湖贈張丞相 The vast lake becomes an indirect request for a way into public service. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Zhang Xu Boating on Clear Stream 清谿泛舟 A weary traveler reaches toward moonlight on a stream in Zhang Xu’s brief poem of an unexpectedly abundant evening. Meng Haoran Climbing Mount Xian with Friends 與諸子登峴山 Visitors to Mount Xian read an old memorial and feel themselves entering the landscape’s succession of generations. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Du Mu Qingming 清明 Rain weighs on a traveler at Qingming until a question brings a distant gesture. Read how weather, distress, and a herdboy's answer shape four lines. Du Mu A Mountain Walk 山行 A traveler stops on a mountain road to admire autumn maples. Follow the choice to pause and the bold comparison between frost-red leaves and spring flowers. Wang Wan Mooring below North Solid Hill 次北固山下 Wang Wan’s boat reaches a river landscape where daylight and spring arrive before night and the old year have quite ended. Meng Haoran Thoughts on the River in Early Cold 早寒江上有懷 Falling leaves and migrating geese sharpen a traveler’s longing, but the river crossing remains uncertain. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Du Mu Mooring on the Qinhuai 泊秦淮 A night mooring near a wine house brings an old court song across the water. Hear how present pleasure becomes entangled with a fallen dynasty.