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100 Famous Chinese Poems
100 of the best-loved classical Chinese poems. Each page gives the Chinese text, pinyin, an original English translation, background and analysis.
100 poems
- Quiet Night Thoughts静夜思｜Li Bai
- Spring Dawn春晓｜Meng Haoran
- Spring View春望｜Du Fu
- Farewell to Meng Haoran at Yellow Crane Tower黄鹤楼送孟浩然之广陵｜Li Bai
- Mountain Walk山行｜Du Mu
- River Snow江雪｜Liu Zongyuan
- Farewell to Yuan Er on His Mission to Anxi送元二使安西｜Wang Wei
- Deer Park鹿柴｜Wang Wei
- Bamboo Grove Retreat竹里馆｜Wang Wei
- Thinking of My Brothers on the Double Ninth九月九日忆山东兄弟｜Wang Wei
- Leaving Baidi City at Dawn早发白帝城｜Li Bai
- Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Lu望庐山瀑布｜Li Bai
- Drinking Alone Under the Moon月下独酌｜Li Bai
- Midnight Song of Wu (Autumn)子夜吴歌｜Li Bai
- Song of the Moon over Mount Emei峨眉山月歌｜Li Bai
- Song of Qiupu (White Hair)秋浦歌｜Li Bai
- Farewell to a Friend送友人｜Li Bai
- Bring In the Wine将进酒｜Li Bai
- Question and Answer in the Mountains山中问答｜Li Bai
- The Road Is Hard行路难｜Li Bai
- Quatrain (The River Blue)绝句｜Du Fu
- Climbing High登高｜Du Fu
- On Yueyang Tower登岳阳楼｜Du Fu
- Moonlit Night月夜｜Du Fu
- Happy Rain on a Spring Night春夜喜雨｜Du Fu
- Meeting Li Guinian in Jiangnan江南逢李龟年｜Du Fu
- Qujiang曲江｜Du Fu
- The Officer at Shihao Village石壕吏｜Du Fu
- Thoughts While Traveling at Night旅夜书怀｜Du Fu
- Ballad of the Army Carts兵车行｜Du Fu
- The Prime Minister of Shu蜀相｜Du Fu
- Liangzhou Song (Grape Wine)凉州词｜Wang Han
- Liangzhou Song (Beyond Yumen Pass)凉州词｜Wang Zhihuan
- Climbing Stork Tower登鹳雀楼｜Wang Zhihuan
- Out to the Frontier出塞｜Wang Changling
- Farewell to Xin Jian at Hibiscus Tower芙蓉楼送辛渐｜Wang Changling
- Night Mooring at Maple Bridge枫桥夜泊｜Zhang Ji
- Yellow Crane Tower黄鹤楼｜Cui Hao
- A New Mountain Cottage Below Incense Burner Peak, Written on the East Wall香炉峰下新卜山居草堂初成偶题东壁｜Bai Juyi
- Song of Everlasting Sorrow长恨歌｜Bai Juyi
- Grass on the Ancient Plain: A Farewell赋得古原草送别｜Bai Juyi
- A Question for Liu the Nineteenth问刘十九｜Bai Juyi
- On the Night of the Fifteenth of the Eighth Month, on Duty in the Palace, Thinking of Yuan Zhen八月十五日夜禁中独直对月忆元九｜Bai Juyi
- Qingming清明｜Du Mu
- Spring in Jiangnan江南春｜Du Mu
- Mooring on the Qinhuai River泊秦淮｜Du Mu
- Written at the Wujiang Pavilion题乌江亭｜Du Mu
- Passing Huaqing Palace过华清宫｜Du Mu
- Climbing Leyou Plain登乐游原｜Li Shangyin
- Night Rain: Sent North夜雨寄北｜Li Shangyin
- Untitled (Hard Is the Meeting)无题｜Li Shangyin
- The Ornate Zither锦瑟｜Li Shangyin
- Coming Home回乡偶书｜He Zhizhang
- Ode to the Willow咏柳｜He Zhizhang
- Song on Climbing Youzhou Terrace登幽州台歌｜Chen Zi'ang
- Spring River in Flower on a Moonlit Night春江花月夜｜Zhang Ruoxu
- On Behalf of a White-Haired Old Man代悲白头翁｜Liu Xiyi
- Urging Wine劝酒｜Yu Wuling
- Written in the Desert碛中作｜Cen Shen
- Meeting an Envoy Bound for the Capital逢入京使｜Cen Shen
- Visiting an Old Friend's Farm过故人庄｜Meng Haoran
- Mooring on the Jiande River宿建德江｜Meng Haoran
- Song of the Wandering Son游子吟｜Meng Jiao
- Seeking the Recluse but Not Finding Him寻隐者不遇｜Jia Dao
- Black Robe Lane乌衣巷｜Liu Yuxi
- Autumn Song秋词｜Liu Yuxi
- The Autumn Wind秋风引｜Liu Yuxi
- Early Spring: For Zhang the Eighteenth of the Ministry of Water早春呈水部张十八员外｜Han Yu
- Farewell to Vice-Prefect Du on His Way to Shuzhou送杜少府之任蜀州｜Wang Bo
- The Pavilion of Prince Teng滕王阁诗｜Wang Bo
- West Stream at Chuzhou滁州西涧｜Wei Yingwu
- The Painting of Jinling金陵图｜Wei Zhuang
- Song of Longxi陇西行｜Chen Tao
- Pity the Farmers悯农｜Li Shen
- Seeing White Hair in the Mirror照镜见白发｜Zhang Jiuling
- Farewell (Dismounting to Drink)送别｜Wang Wei
- Autumn Evening in the Mountains山居秋暝｜Wang Wei
- Longing相思｜Wang Wei
- Miscellaneous Poem (You Have Come from Home)杂诗｜Wang Wei
- Resentment怨情｜Li Bai
- Sitting Alone Facing Jingting Mountain独坐敬亭山｜Li Bai
- For Wang Lun赠汪伦｜Li Bai
- Written as a Traveler客中作｜Li Bai
- The Hard Road to Shu蜀道难｜Li Bai
- Impromptu (Youth Ages Easily)偶成｜Zhu Xi
- Spring Night春夜｜Su Shi
- Written on the Wall at West Forest Temple题西林壁｜Su Shi
- Drinking at West Lake: First Sun, Then Rain饮湖上初晴后雨｜Su Shi
- Prelude to Water Melody (When Will the Moon Be Clear?)水调歌头｜Su Shi
- Remembering the Past at Red Cliff念奴娇·赤壁怀古｜Su Shi
- Climbing Feilai Peak登飞来峰｜Wang Anshi
- Mooring at Guazhou泊船瓜洲｜Wang Anshi
- Plum Blossoms梅花｜Wang Anshi
- To My Son示儿｜Lu You
- Visiting a Village West of the Mountains游山西村｜Lu You
- The Little Pond小池｜Yang Wanli
- Thoughts on Reading观书有感｜Zhu Xi
- Slow, Slow Tune声声慢｜Li Qingzhao
- Song of Righteousness正气歌｜Wen Tianxiang
- Crossing the Lingding Sea过零丁洋｜Wen Tianxiang