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To Wang Lun [Tang Poems]
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— Li Bai I, Li Bai, sit in a boat about to go, When suddenly on shore your farewell songs overflow. However deep the Lake of Peach Blossoms may be, It’s not so deep, O Wang Lun, as your love for me.
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To Wang Changling Banished to the West [Tang Poems]
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— Li Bai All willow-down has fallen and sad cuckoos cry To hear you banished southwestward beyond Five Streams. I would confide no sorrow to the moon on high For it will follow you west of the Land of Dreams.
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Seeing Secretary Chao Back to Japan [Tang Poems]
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— Wang Wei The sea is far and wide. Who knows the other side? How far is it away? A thousand miles, you say. Look at the sun, O please! Your sail should trust the breeze. Turtles bear the dark sky; Giant fish raise waves high. When you are in your isle, There are…
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Seeing Yuan the Second off to Anxi [Tang Poems]
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— Wang Wei No dust is raised on the road wet with morning rain; The willows by the hotel look so fresh and green. I invite you to drink a cup of wine again; West of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen.
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Seeing Li off to Zizhou [Tang Poems]
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— Wang Wei The trees in your valley scrape the sky, You’ll hear in your hills cuckoo’s cry. If it rained at night in your mountain, You’d see your tree tips hung like fountain. Your women weave to make a suit; You’d try to solve people’s dispute. The sage before you opened schools; Like…
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Zhu Bajie’s Hidden Virtues [Journey to the West]
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In Journey to the West, Zhu Bajie is often portrayed as a comic figure – gluttonous, lazy, and lustful. Yet a closer reading of the original text reveals many overlooked virtues. Far from being merely a foil, he is a reliable companion whose contributions are vital to the journey’s success.