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at 4th century, poet Xie Lingyun said "天下才共一石，曹子建獨得八斗，我得一斗，自古及今共用一斗" (all talent in the entire world is one hectoliter, Cao Zhi got 8 decalitre by his own, I got one decalitre, all the other people share that one decalitre"
Jun 17, 2024 · From The Book of Songs, Chuci (The Songs of Chu) to the poetry by Tao Yuanming and Xie Lingyun, writers bestow their sentiments, sometimes lofty ideals upon the idyllic surroundings, elevating the actual landscape to an aesthetic spiritual level.
Jun 30, 2024 · Xie Lingyun. Taking a little food, a light walking-stick, I wander up to my home in quiet mystery, the path along streams winding far away onto ridgetops, no end to this wonder at. slow waters silent in their frozen beauty. and bamboo glistening at heart with frost, cascades scattering a confusion of spray.
Jun 20, 2024 · Xie Lingyun is known as the originator of the Shanshui Poetry School. As soon as Xie Lingyun's poems came out, people scrambled to transcribe them, and they were widely circulated.
1 day ago · Wu says the building used to be visited by Xie Lingyun, a poet and government official from the Southern and Northern Dynasties (420-581) for a break between duties. Famous for his landscape poetry, Xie wrote many such poems while he was stationed in Wenzhou, adding to the area's cultural prestige, says Wu.
Jun 14, 2024 · Xie Gongting, it is said that Xie Lingyun once watched the scenery in a stone pavilion in Guyu during his tenure as the prefect of Yongjia. Later generations named it Xie Gongting, and its reputation spread far and wide.
Jun 13, 2024 · Levee Partitioned Fields: Ten Poems: No. 9. River waters high, inside levees the water levels are low. Watergates control the flows to and from rectangular fields. Work hard to close the gates, everyone stops to smile with pride. Come and see, the river now obeys our direct commands.
