Xue Tao – Medieval Chinese poetry
Flute players like Xue Tao (T'ang Dynasty China) Xue Tao's childhood Like Bai Juyi, the poet Xue Tao was born in China during the T'ang Dynasty. She was a little [...]
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Philosopher – poem by Bai Juyi, T’ang Dynasty
This is a poem by Bai Juyi, written in China about 800 AD, during the late T'ang Dynasty. It's about the famous philosopher Lao Tzu. "Those who speak know nothing; Those who [...]
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Early Chinese Literature – Poetry and War
Early Chinese literature: an oracle bone with Chinese characters written on it When did people start to write in China? People in China started to write about 1500 BC, more than a [...]
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Grain Tax poem by Bai Juyi – medieval China
A T'ang Dynasty official's house This is a poem by Bai Juyi, written in China about 800 AD, during the late T'ang Dynasty: There came an officer knocking by night [...]
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Song of Everlasting Sorrow – medieval China
About 800 AD, in the T'ang Dynasty, a poet named Bai Juyi wrote a poem called the Song of the Everlasting Sorrow. Bai Juyi tried to write poetry in simple ways that [...]
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Chinese poetry project – medieval China
Chinese poetry project: A T'ang Dynasty landscape painting and poem Some ideas for projects to help you understand Bai Juyi's poetry better: A poem about Chinese government 1) Bai Juyi [...]
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Bai Juyi – Medieval Chinese poetry
The tomb of Bai Juyi Who was Bai Juyi? Bai Juyi was born in China during the T'ang Dynasty, in 772 AD, just at the end of the great rebellion [...]
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Memorization Project – Medieval Africa
Just as African kids did so long ago, you can also learn pieces of poetry or Quran verses or Bible verses or readings from the Torah by heart. Memorization is fun and [...]
