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Discover how Fan Zhongyan's "Yueyang Tower" essay and the tower itself became symbols of selfless leadership and public duty that still resonate with Americans today.
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Discover how a 26-year-old poet named Wang Bo wrote the most famous preface in Chinese literary history at Tengwang Pavilion, and why it still influences how Chinese people think about beauty and loss.
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How Wang Xizhi wrote the Lantingji Xu at a springtime drinking party in 353 CE and changed Chinese calligraphy forever — the man, the work, the legend.
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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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Follow the extraordinary life of Tang poet Li Bai and discover why his poems of moonlight, friendship, travel, and freedom still resonate today.
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Discover the extraordinary life of Su Dongpo - poet, calligrapher, chef, and statesman whose genius shaped Chinese culture for a millennium.
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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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