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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