Li Qingzhao - The Greatest Female Ci Poet in Chinese History
Li Qingzhao of the Song dynasty (1084 - c.1155) wrote ci poetry so sharp and tender it still feels modern. Here is her life, her art, and what she left behind.
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Literature & Poetry
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Bai Juyi and Song of Everlasting Sorrow - Tang Dynasty's Greatest Love Poem
Bai Juyi's 806 CE Changhenge turned Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei into China's most famous tragic lovers — the poem, the history, the enduring afterlife.
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Ancient Chinese Literature: A Journey Through Poets and Classics
Travel through millennia of Chinese literature, from the timeless poems of the Classic of Poems to the legendary verses of Li Bai and Du Fu.
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