"The poem describes what the poet saw and felt while wandering in the area of Jianghan, and how he did not become pessimistic and depressed due to his difficult situation and old age, and concentrates on the spirit of “a martyr in his twilig…"
"“On the River ” is a poem in five lines composed by Du Fu in Kui Prefecture in the first year of the Dali era (766) of the Tang Dynasty.The first four lines describe the scenery, expressing the traveler’s sadness for autumn; the second fo…"
"The whole poem is abrupt, downbeat and sad, with a short rhythm, which is rare in ancient poems and is also an original style. Through the short rhythm of this poem, the author expresses his sorrow and anger for his friend Wang Si Zhi’s emp…"
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"This poem shows the author’s deep sympathy and care for the poor people through the description of persuading Wu Lang to let the widow beat dates.This work was composed in the autumn of 767 CE, the second year of the Dali era under Emperor …"
"This poem expresses the deep and sincere humanity through the image of light swallows, written in a simple, natural and deep way."
"The poem is a masterpiece of Du Fu’s later years, with its expressive techniques, such as using objects to convey meaning, or using allusions to express emotions, or expressing his feelings directly."
"* Cold food day, also known as Haishi Day or Hansik, is a traditional festival that takes place in China, South Korea, and Vietnam. The festival honors ancestors and commemorates the death of Jie Zitui, a Jin nobleman from the 7th century BC…"
"This poem is the first in Du Fu's acclaimed "Three Partings" series, written in the spring of 759 AD during the Qianyuan era. The An Lushan Rebellion was still ongoing, and the disastrous defeat of the Nine Military Governors at Ye…"
"This poem dates from 758.The Left Office was the Imperial Chancellery, in which Du Fu held the office of Remembrancer or Reminder.The jade pendants are on the bridles of horses which he imagines coming and going."
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Clearing Rain (
雨晴（一作秋霁）)
"A li is a Chinese unit of distance, equal to approximately a third of a mile.The hujia was a reeded flute adopted from Central Asian nomadic peoples."
"This poem dates from 759; Stone Moat village was in Henan province.This work serves as the opening poem of Du Fu's renowned series "Three Officials and Three Partings," composed in the spring of 759 CE, the second year of the Qiany…"
"This poem dates from 759.The term which Du Fu uses for Buddhist means literally "door of release". The willow twigs may be those broken in a ceremony of parting, while the sprouting beans show that two years have passed since the t…"
"This poem dates from 759.Chan is the original, Chinese, form of Zen Buddhism. Gansu is the province of north-western China to which Abbot Zan had been exiled."
"This poem dates from 759."
"This poem dates from 759.The wild goose is a symbol of autumn, letters and travellers in difficulties; Hawkes suggests that the latter is the relevant association here."
"Jincheng (‘Brocade City’) is Chengdu. The poem is a, "subtly advisory" warning against General Hua's taste for luxury."
"This poem dates from 764.A li is a Chinese unit of distance, equal to approximately a third of a mile.Wu is the region around modern-day Shanghai.Often regarded as a poet-historian, Du Fu wrote about the emotional impacts of political and so…"
"This poem dates from around 766.Qutang gorge is the westernmost of the Three Gorges."
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"This poem describes the author's thatched cottage being broken by the autumn wind, resulting in the whole family being rained on, and expresses his inner feelings, reflecting the poet's lofty ideological state of mind of worrying about the c…"
"This poem dates from 761, written on the occasion of a second visit to the Temple for Cultivating Enlightenment (Xiujue Si) in Chengdu."
"The brocade city is Chengdu, in south-west China.The poem depicts the characteristics of spring rain and the scene of night rain in Chengdu with great joy and enthusiasm, eulogizing the spring rain that comes in time and nourishes everything…"
"This poem dates from 766.The night was divided into five watches, so the third watch is around midnight.This poem was composed during Du Fu's period of exile in the Ba-Shu region (approximately 760-768 CE), vividly depicting an experience of…"
"This poem dates from 767. The flower of the last line can be interpreted both as Du Fu's own past achievements, and as a twisting of the candlewick said to foretell good fortune."
"The poem is ambiguous as to whether the central passage refers to the goose searching for its fellows, or the poet looking for the goose.The whole poem symbolizes the poet himself through the description of the lonely and miserable geese.Ext…"
"This poem dates from late 756, after an unsuccessful attempt by the government to recapture Chang'an from the rebels."
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