Liu Changqing Famous Poems

• ○ Seeking Shelter During a Snowstorm on Furong Mountain (逢雪宿芙蓉山主人)
  "This poem is a divine masterpiece among Tang dynasty five-character quatrains, composed during the Dali era of Emperor Daizong of Tang (AD 773-777). It was a time when Liu Zhangqing, known for his integrity, was demoted for offending his sup…"
• ○ Farewell To a Buddhist Monk (送方外上人)
  "Five-character-quatrain"
• ○ On Hearing a Lute-player (听弹琴)
  "Five-character-quatrainComposed during the mid-Tang Dynasty, this concise poem by Liu Changqing expresses his solitary refinement through the metaphor of guqin music. As courtly music declined and banquet tunes gained popularity during this …"
• ○ On Parting With the Buddhist Pilgrim Ling Che (送灵澈上人)
  "Five-character-quatrainComposed between 769-770 AD during the Dali era, this poem was written when Liu Zhangqing, depressed by political setbacks, was stranded in Runzhou, while the then-unknown monk Lingche wandered through Jiangnan. Though…"
• ○ An Evening View of the City of Youzhou After Coming From Hankou to Parrot Island a Poem Sent to My Friend Governor Yuan (自夏口至鹦鹉洲夕望岳阳寄源…)
  "Seven-character-regular-verseThis poem was written aboard a boat, as he gazed toward Yueyang at dusk, thinking of an old friend."
• ○ On Passing Jia Yi's House in Changsha (长沙过贾谊宅)
  "Seven-character-regular-verseThis poem was composed around AD 766, at a time when Liu Zhangqing, having once again been demoted for "careless speech," was traveling to assume the lesser post of Sima of Muzhou, having been transferr…"
• ○ On Leaving Guijiang Again to Xue and Liu (江州重别薛六柳八二员外)
  "Seven-character-regular-verse"
• ○ New Year's at Changsha (新年作)
  "Five-character-regular-verse"
• ○ While Visiting on the South Stream the Taoist Priest Chang (寻南溪常山道人隐居)
  "Five-character-regular-verse"
• ○ on Seeing Wang Leave for the South (饯别王十一南游)
  "Five-character-regular-verse"
• ○ a Farewell to Governor Li on His Way Home to Hanyang (送李中丞之襄州)
  "Five-character-regular-verse"
• ○ Climbing in Autumn for a View From the Temple on the Terrace of General Wu (秋日登吴公台上寺远眺)
  "Five-character-regular-verse"

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For the Tenant of My Thatched Hall

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A Green Stream

"Five-character-quatrainThis landscape poe…"

Departure from Changsha

"The poem is a masterpiece of Du Fu’s lat…"

A Message From Lake Dongtin to Premier Zhang

"Five-character-regular-verseComposed in 7…"