"The Lantern Festival falis on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.Composed in 1075 during Su Shi's tenure as prefect of Mizhou, this cí articulates the cultural dislocation of a southern literatus governing northern hinterlands. Writt…"
"This poem was written in 1075 when the poet was magistrate of Mizhou."The Wolf"here stands for the Qiang tribesmen then fighting with the Hans."
"Written at Mizhou.The poet dreamed of his first wife,Wang Fu,whom he married in 1054,when she was fifteen.She died in 1065,and the following year.when the poet's father died,he carried her remains back to his old home in Sichuan and buried t…"
"The poet writes this lyric for a songstress to bid adieu to the governor of Hangzhou."
"The poet writes this lyric for a friend with whom he parted on a moonlit night."
"The poet writes this lyric for Sun Ju yuan who left the capital together with him but went back before him."
"Mizhou was a poor district where officials under a cloud were sent."
"By Su Shi"
"Composed in July 1074 during Su Shi's tenure as Hangzhou's deputy magistrate, this cí bids farewell to his dear colleague Chen Xiang (styled Shugu). When Chen was reassigned to Shangqiu (southern capital), Su Shi accompanied him to Linping M…"
"The poet writes this lyric for a songstress who sheds tears when they part."
"By Su Shi"
"This short poem shall fall into the category of his sentimental poetry profile, which may seem pale in comparison with his highly recognised poems in the heroic and robust style. The romantic sentiments of the young wife is rather implied u…"
"Su Shi (1037-1101)has been regarded by many as the greatest of Song pocts.This poem was written for Chen Xiang,governor of Hangzhou who feasted his subordinate officials in the Scenic Hall built on Mount Wu by the side of the West Lake,befor…"
"By Su Shi"
"By Su Shi"
"1073"
"The Double Bamboo Monastery, a popular name for the Temple of Compassionate God of Mercy, was in Hangzhou."
"Composed during Su Shi's middle years on a boating excursion near Phoenix Mountain, this cí crystallizes a moment where landscape, music, and mythology converge. The work's genius lies in its gradual dematerialization—from tangible scenery …"
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"This lyrie describes the poet's friendship with a friend in Hangzhou."
"The place where Yan Guang fished as a hermit because he wished to refusc the offer of a high post from his former schoolmate, who became the first emperor Of the Eastern Han dynasty."
"1. Built on Mount Wu or the recumbent green hill in 1057, it was the subject of poems by many writers.2. An allusion to an occasion when Emperor Xuan-zong of the Tang dynasty had the poet Li Bai sprinkled with cold water to sober him up."
"Based on the prelude, we may conclude that Dongpo was about 47 years old when he completed this poem, thus the year could be somewhere 1983/84, about the last year of his banishment in Huangzhou.This poem is another example of Su Shi’s sent…"
"By Su Shi"
"Su Shi was at the age of 37 and held the post as the Governor/Magistrate of Hangzhou in 1074. It was probably during a social function where he was approached by a singer or a lady to write a letter on her behalf. Such scenario was pretty co…"
"This poem could be, more likely, written in Huangzhou, Hubei Province. The composing structure is designed by contrasting between the young and the old, the happy world and the lonely melancholy, and possibly, the favoured new party inside t…"
"In 1093, Su Shi inspected Yuqian area where the Wu-Yue culture had flourished since the early Han Dynasty. The traditional dress, the silver head coverings, and the charming openness of Yuqian women took his fancy. In contrast would be the c…"
"1073"
"The entire poem depicts the unique beauty of West Lake: rippling blue waves on sunny days, and misty haziness when rain falls. Through a brilliant metaphor in the last two lines, the poet compares West Lake to the legendary beauty Xizi, vivi…"
"1073"
