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Poetry (Shīgē 诗歌)|Shīgē 诗歌 (Poetry)

By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-22T21:54:53+00:00January 22nd, 2012|History, Arts, and Culture, Poetry, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|

Robert E. HEGEL “Quatrain on Heavenly Mountain,” a poem by the Song emperor Gaozong (1107–1187). Throughout history many Chinese leaders

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Complete Tang Poems (Quán Tángshī 全唐詩)|Quán Tángshī 全唐詩 (Complete Tang Poems)

By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-22T21:54:53+00:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Poetry|

Timothy Wai Keung CHAN Literary Gathering; painted by Han Huang during the Tang dynasty. Ink and color on silk, 8

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Duilian (Duìlián 对联)|Duìlián 对联 (Duilian)

By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-22T21:54:52+00:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Poetry|

Haiwang YUAN A decorated doorway of a house in southern China. Duilian, poetic couplets, line the two sides of the

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Shijing (Shījīng 诗经)|Shījīng 诗经 (Shijing)

By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-22T21:54:51+00:00January 22nd, 2012|History, Arts, and Culture, Poetry, Berkshire Encyclopedia of China|

Tyler C. PIKE The Shijing, roughly translated as “classic songs,” are a collection of folk songs, hymns, and narratives that

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Song Lyrics (Cí 词)|Cí 词 (Song Lyrics)

By Ashlesha Patil|2012-01-22T21:54:50+00:00January 22nd, 2012|Berkshire Encyclopedia of China, History, Arts, and Culture, Poetry|

Benjamin RIDGWAY Words set to music, or song lyrics, were a major poetic form in China between the seventh and

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