A small dictionary of classical Chinese poetry
Thousand-year-old poems, in plain words.
300 famous Chinese poems with pinyin and plain English translations.
Plus names taken from their lines.
Today's poem
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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