Knowledge Base on Chinese Poetry

The Experience of Beauty of Chinese Poetry

Chinese poetry has a long history and high esthetic value. People who engage esthetically with Chinese poetry would feel the sense of beauty naturally.

Chinese poetry, which have high esthetic value, comprise an important form of poetry. Written forms of Chinese poetry have been found to exist as early as the first millennium BC. These poems were written based on the daily working lives of individuals, especially those involved in singing and dancing. Chinese poetry are representative of Chinese culture, and are concentrated expressions of Chinese art.

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Jueju(绝句)

Jueju (simplified Chinese: 绝句; pinyin: juéjù), or Chinese quatrain, is a type of jintishi ("modern form poetry") that grew popular among Ch…

Lüshi (律诗)

Lüshi (simplified Chinese: 律诗; pinyin: lǜshī) refers to a specific form of Classical Chinese poetry verse form. One of the most important poetry fo…

Yongwu shi(咏物诗)

Yongwu shi (Chinese: 咏物诗, 'poetry on things') is a Chinese poetic form entailing the detailed description of things.The name of yongwu shi is inspir…

Yijing (意境)

Yijing (意境) is a central concept in Chinese poetry although it is not easily translated. It has been defined as "the fusion between “emotion” …