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—from "Early Autumn, Miserable Heat, Papers Piling Up"; translation by William Hung. He moved on in the summer of 759; this has traditionally been ascribed to famine, but Hung believes that frustration is a more likely reason. He next spent around six weeks in Qinzhou (now Tianshui, Gansu province), where he wrote more than sixty poems. Chengdu In December 759, he briefly stayed in Tonggu ...
The Land of Little Rain has been published six times. The first publication was in 1903 by Houghton Mifflin.Subsequent publications include a 1950 abridged version with photographs by Ansel Adams (also by Houghton Mifflin), a 1974 illustrated version by E. Boyd Smith published by University of New Mexico Press, a 1988 edition with an introduction by Edward Abbey published as part of the ...
Chunwang" (Chinese: 春望; pinyin: Chūnwàng) is a poem by Tang dynasty poet Du Fu, written after the fall of Chang'an to rebel forces led by An Lushan, as part of the civil war that began in 755. Literary critics have recognised it as one of Du's best and best-known works.
Du Mu (Chinese: 杜牧; pinyin: Dù Mù; Wade–Giles: Tu 4 Mu 4; 803–852) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, and politician who lived during the late Tang dynasty. His courtesy name was Muzhi (牧之), and art name Fanchuan (樊川). [1] He is best known for his lyrical and romantic quatrains. [2]
"The Little Pleasures of Life" (閑情記趣 xiánqíng jì qù, "Record of Leisure and Fun"), which gives a vivid description of the leisure activities enjoyed by Shen Fu: the joys of his childhood, his adult life cultivating flowers, and his experiences of composing poems with other scholars. He tended to be close to nature in childhood, but ...
“Kung Fu Panda 4,” a DreamWorks Animation release that hits theaters Friday, is rated PG for “for mild violence, martial arts action, scary images and some mild rude humor.” Running time ...
The stories in Taipei People vary in length and writing style, all focusing on characters and their lives after leaving China for Taiwan in the 1950s. The collection includes 14 stories: "The Eternal Snow Beauty" (永遠的尹雪豔), "A Touch of Green" (一把青), "New Year's Eve" (歲除), "The Last Night of Taipan Chin" (金大班的最後一夜), "A Sea of Blood-red Azaleas ...
Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai, (English: Rain the Color of Blue with A Little Red In It), is a 2015 Niger drama musical film directed by Christopher Kirkley and co–produced by Sahel Sounds, L'Improbable and Tenere Films. [2] [3] It is the world's first Tuareg-language fiction film. [4]