A small dictionary of classical Chinese poetry

Thousand-year-old poems, in plain words.

100 famous Chinese poems with pinyin and plain English translations.
Plus names taken from their lines.

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October 26 · Frost’s Descent, the 18th solar term: the first frosts.

荊溪白石出天寒紅葉稀

At Jing Stream white stones show through;the weather is cold, red leaves grow few.

“In the Mountains” — Wang Wei

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