S01 · 001
On a Painted Rooster
Tang Yin
头上红冠不用裁
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120 poems
S01 · 002
Thoughts on a Quiet Night
Li Bai
床前明月光
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S01 · 003
Spring Dawn
Meng Haoran
春眠不觉晓
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S01 · 004
Toiling Farmers
Li Shen
锄禾日当午
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S01 · 005
An Old Song of the Moon
Li Bai
小时不识月
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S01 · 006
On the Pond
Bai Juyi
小娃撑小艇
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S01 · 007
Little Pond
Yang Wanli
泉眼无声惜细流
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S01 · 008
Wind
Li Qiao
解落三秋叶
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S01 · 009
River Snow
Liu Zongyuan
千山鸟飞绝
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S01 · 010
Climbing Stork Tower
Wang Zhihuan
白日依山尽
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S01 · 011
A Village in the Mountains
Shao Yong
一去二三里
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S01 · 012
Moss
Yuan Mei
白日不到处
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S01 · 013
A Stroll
Yuan Mei
偶步西廊下
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S01 · 014
Dewdrops
Wei Yingwu
秋荷一滴露
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S01 · 015
A Child Playing with Ice
Yang Wanli
稚子金盆脱晓冰
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S01 · 016
Ode to the Goose
Luo Binwang
鹅鹅鹅
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S01 · 017
A Painting
Anonymous
远看山有色
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S01 · 018
A Scene on the Road
Yuan Mei
牧童骑黄牛
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S01 · 019
A Child Fishing
Hu Lingneng
蓬头稚子学垂纶
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S01 · 020
South of the River
Han dynasty
江南可采莲
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S01 · 021
Grass on the Ancient Plain (Excerpt)
Bai Juyi
离离原上草
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S01 · 022
Ode to the Willow
He Zhizhang
碧玉妆成一树高
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S01 · 023
Birdsong in the Ravine
Wang Wei
人闲桂花落
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S01 · 024
The Hwamei Bird
Ouyang Xiu
百啭千声随意移
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S01 · 025
The Bee
Luo Yin
不论平地与山尖
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S01 · 026
Magnolia Hollow
Wang Wei
木末芙蓉花
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S01 · 027
Plum Blossoms
Wang Anshi
墙角数枝梅
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S01 · 028
Chrysanthemums
Yuan Zhen
秋丛绕舍似陶家
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S01 · 029
Watching Fish
Bai Juyi
绕池闲步看鱼游
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S01 · 030
A Spring Quatrain
Du Fu
迟日江山丽
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S01 · 031
Village Life in Spring
Gao Ding
草长莺飞二月天
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S01 · 032
At Mr. Xu’s Inn in Xinshi
Yang Wanli
篱落疏疏一径深
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S01 · 033
A Spring Day
Zhu Xi
胜日寻芳泗水滨
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S01 · 034
A Quatrain: Two Golden Orioles
Du Fu
两个黄鹂鸣翠柳
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S01 · 035
Seeking Flowers by the River, No. 6
Du Fu
黄四娘家花满蹊
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S01 · 036
A Garden Visit Without Entry
Ye Shaoweng
应怜屐齿印苍苔
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S01 · 037
A Spring Visit to the Lake
Xu Fu
双飞燕子几时回
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S01 · 038
Peach Blossoms at Dalin Temple
Bai Juyi
人间四月芳菲尽
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S01 · 039
Spring Snow
Han Yu
新年都未有芳华
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S01 · 040
Seeking a Hermit, Without Meeting Him
Jia Dao
松下问童子
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S01 · 041
Passing Anren by Boat
Yang Wanli
一叶渔船两小童
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S01 · 042
A Moment by the Stream
Cui Daorong
篱外谁家不系船
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S01 · 043
Lotus-Picking Song
Wang Changling
荷叶罗裙一色裁
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S01 · 044
Lotus Cove
Wang Wei
日日采莲去
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S01 · 045
By the Pond After Rain
Liu Ban
一雨池塘水面平
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S01 · 046
Looking at Dongting Lake
Liu Yuxi
湖光秋月两相和
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S01 · 047
The Fisherman on the River
Fan Zhongyan
江上往来人
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S01 · 048
What I Saw from a Boat at Night
Zha Shenxing
月黑见渔灯
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S01 · 049
West Stream at Chuzhou
Wei Yingwu
独怜幽草涧边生
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S01 · 050
On the River
Wang Shizhen
吴头楚尾路如何
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S01 · 051
The Cowherd
Lü Yan
草铺横野六七里
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S01 · 052
The Young Cowherd
Cui Daorong
牧竖持蓑笠
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S01 · 053
Village Evening
Lei Zhen
草满池塘水满陂
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S01 · 054
Farm Life through the Seasons · 31
Fan Chengda
昼出耘田夜绩麻
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S01 · 055
Farm Life through the Seasons · 25
Fan Chengda
梅子金黄杏子肥
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S01 · 056
The Countryside in the Fourth Month
Weng Juan
绿遍山原白满川
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S01 · 057
Compassion for Farmers · 1
Li Shen
春种一粒粟
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S01 · 058
In the Fields
Cui Daorong
雨足高田白
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S01 · 059
On the Road through Sangcha Hollow
Yang Wanli
晴明风日雨干时
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S01 · 060
Fresh Coolness
Xu Ji
水满田畴稻叶齐
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S01 · 061
Summer at the Mountain Pavilion
Gao Pian
绿树阴浓夏日长
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S01 · 062
Summer in the Mountains
Li Bai
懒摇白羽扇
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S01 · 063
Leaving Jingci Temple at Dawn
Yang Wanli
毕竟西湖六月中
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S01 · 064
Waking from an Early-Summer Nap · 1
Yang Wanli
梅子留酸软齿牙
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S01 · 065
Early Summer Away from Home
Sima Guang
四月清和雨乍晴
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S01 · 066
An Early-Summer Quatrain
Lu You
纷纷红紫已成尘
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S01 · 067
An Early-Summer Visit to Zhang’s Garden
Dai Fugu
乳鸭池塘水浅深
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S01 · 068
Cooling Off
Qin Guan
携杖来追柳外凉
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S01 · 069
Seeking Coolness
Yang Wanli
夜热依然午热同
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S01 · 070
A Sense of Summer
Su Shunqin
别院深深夏席清
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S01 · 071
A Night at the Mountain Temple
Li Bai
危楼高百尺
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S01 · 072
Sitting Alone at Jingting Mountain
Li Bai
众鸟高飞尽
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S01 · 073
Deer Enclosure
Wang Wei
空山不见人
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S01 · 074
The Bamboo Lodge
Wang Wei
独坐幽篁里
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S01 · 075
Verses from the Mountains
Wu Jun
山际见来烟
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S01 · 076
Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu
Li Bai
日照香炉生紫烟
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S01 · 077
Viewing Tianmen Mountain
Li Bai
天门中断楚江开
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S01 · 078
Leaving Baidi City at Dawn
Li Bai
朝辞白帝彩云间
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S01 · 079
On the Road to Sanqu
Zeng Ji
梅子黄时日日晴
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S01 · 080
Seeking My Friend Hu
Gao Qi
渡水复渡水
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S01 · 081
A Walk in the Mountains
Du Mu
远上寒山石径斜
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S01 · 082
For Liu Jingwen
Su Shi
荷尽已无擎雨盖
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S01 · 083
What I Saw at Night
Ye Shaoweng
萧萧梧叶送寒声
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S01 · 084
In the Mountains
Wang Wei
荆溪白石出
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S01 · 085
Autumn Moon
Zhu Xi
清溪流过碧山头
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S01 · 086
A Song of the Evening River
Bai Juyi
一道残阳铺水中
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S01 · 087
Where Does the Autumn Wind Come From?
Liu Yuxi
何处秋风至
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S01 · 088
Mooring on the Jiande River
Meng Haoran
移舟泊烟渚
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S01 · 089
To Qiu on an Autumn Night
Wei Yingwu
怀君属秋夜
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S01 · 090
Standing Below the Steps at Night
Yuan Mei
半明半昧星
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S01 · 091
Snow at Night
Bai Juyi
已讶衾枕冷
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S01 · 092
A Snowy Night at a Mountain Cottage
Liu Changqing
日暮苍山远
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S01 · 093
Looking at the Snow on Zhongnan
Zu Yong
终南阴岭秀
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S01 · 094
Watching the Snow
Gao Pian
六出飞花入户时
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S01 · 095
After Snow in the Mountains
Zheng Xie
晨起开门雪满山
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S01 · 096
Early Plum Blossoms
Zhang Wei
一树寒梅白玉条
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S01 · 097
Plum Blossom Quatrain, No. 1
Lu You
闻道梅花坼晓风
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S01 · 098
The Fifteenth Night of the Twelfth Month
Yuan Mei
沉沉更鼓急
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S01 · 099
Snow and Plum Blossom, No. 1
Lu Yue
梅雪争春未肯降
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S01 · 100
An Invitation to Liu Nineteen
Bai Juyi
绿蚁新醅酒
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S01 · 101
Early Spring for Zhang
Han Yu
天街小雨润如酥
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S01 · 102
A Spring River in Huichong’s Painting
Su Shi
竹外桃花三两枝
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S01 · 103
Late Spring
Han Yu
草树知春不久归
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S01 · 104
Spring Drawing to a Close
Cao Bin
门外无人问落花
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S01 · 105
A Little Rain
Yang Wanli
雨来细细复疏疏
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S01 · 106
Rain in a Mountain Village
Wang Jian
雨里鸡鸣一两家
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S01 · 107
Rain on the Stream, No. 2
Cui Daorong
坐看黑云衔猛雨
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S01 · 108
West Lake in Sunshine and Rain
Su Shi
水光潋滟晴方好
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S01 · 109
A Sudden Storm at Wanghu Tower
Su Shi
黑云翻墨未遮山
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S01 · 110
Asking a Guest to Stay in the Mountains
Zhang Xu
山光物态弄春晖
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S01 · 111
A Traveler’s Song
Meng Jiao
慈母手中线
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S01 · 112
For Wang Lun
Li Bai
李白乘舟将欲行
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S01 · 113
Returning Home, No. 1
He Zhizhang
少小离家老大回
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S01 · 114
Thinking of Brothers at Double Ninth
Wang Wei
独在异乡为异客
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S01 · 115
A Question About Home
Wang Wei
君自故乡来
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S01 · 116
A Letter from Home in the Capital
Yuan Kai
江水三千里
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S01 · 117
Crossing the Han River
Song Zhiwen
岭外音书断
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S01 · 118
Seeing Lingche Off
Liu Changqing
苍苍竹林寺
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S01 · 119
New Year’s Day
Wang Anshi
爆竹声中一岁除
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S01 · 120
Song of the Chile Grassland
Folk song
敕勒川
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