Learn About Ancient and Traditional Poetry and Culture
Meng Haoran (689-740 AD) was the first, in a long line of major Tang Dynasty (618-907) poets, the time period, and dynasty most historians, scholars and Chinese believe to be China’s golden age. Continue reading “Meng Haoren: His Life”
Tao Yuanming wrote many poems, but only about 143 of them have survived the centuries for us to read. Continue reading “Tao Yuanming: His Work”
The Jin Dynasty was established by emperor Sima Yan in 265. Continue reading “Tao Yuanming: His Times”
Assembling a chronology of Tao Yuanming’s life events and the appearance of his poetry is problematic at best. Most of the information about his life comes from his poetry and historical guesswork. Continue reading “Tao Yuanming: His Life”
The following pearls of wisdom about the translation process comes from the well-known and respected Arthur Waley (1889-1966). Continue reading “Notes on Translating”
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Most of our source books for the original poems have come from purchases in Mainland China. These books have the poems with notes, commentaries, and biographical information. Continue reading “How We Translate”
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[updated September 2022]