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Experiencing Chinese
Experiencing Chinese
On the Stork Tower
Wang Zhihuan(Tang)
Along the mountains sink the last rays of sun,
Towards the sea the Yellow River does forward go.
If you would fain command a thousand miles in view,
To a higher storey you are expected to go.
It is well known that Lord Ye had a particular love for dragons. Ye's house was "covered" in dragons - designs, paintings, carvings - whether on his weapons, bed linen, chairs or walls.
On hearing about Ye's passion for dragons, a celestial dragon was so moved that it decided to honor Ye by paying him a visit. So, it descended to earth and stuck its head into Ye's bedroom window, while the other half of its body swayed in the hall...
Leaving Baidi Town in Early Morning
Li Bai(Tang)
In early morn I startwhen Baidi is amid the rosy cloud
For Jianglingand travel a thousands li within a day
As the riverbanks echo still with the monkey's cry aloud
Before a myriad mountains the swift boat has glided away.
[Chinese Idioms And Fables] To bring a painted dragon to life by drawing in the pupils of its eyes
To bring a painted dragon to life by drawing in the pupils of its eyes During the Southern and Northern Dynasties Period (420-589), there was a Chinese painter called Zhang Sengyao. Once, he visited a temple and painted four dragons on the wall, but he gave none of them eyes. Onlookers thought this odd, and asked why he hadn't painted in the eyes. He answered: "Eyes are crucial for dragons. With the eyes painted in, the dragons would fly away." Nobody believed this...
This lesson teaches you how to addressing a Chinese person
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Waiting for a Hare to Turn up
One day in ancient times, a peasant was working in his field. A hare dashed up, unfortunately knocked against a tree in the field and fell dead with its neck broken. Then the peasant put down his hoe and waited by the tree for another hare to turn up. No more hares appeared, and he became the laughing-stock of the land.
Spring Morning
Meng Haoran(Tang)
Into my slumber in spring steal beams of morning light,
And now to my ears come the voices of birds all around.
Yet I heard the sounds of winds and rains in the night,
I wonder how many flowers are fallen down to the ground.
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