Period
1948 - present
Genre
Novel, poetry
Spouse
Zhao Jun
Children
Xu Ming
Works
Classic of Poetry (《诗经》)、Chu Ci (Qu Yuan) (《楚辞》)Tao Te Ching (Laozi) (《道德
经》)、Analects (Kongzi) (《论语》)、 The Story of the Western Wing (Wang Shifu) (《西厢记》)、The
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游子吟 孟郊 慈母手中线, 游子身上衣。 临行密密缝, 意恐迟迟归。 谁言寸草心, 报得三春晖。
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In the Still of the Night I descry bright moonlight in front of my bed. I suspect it to be hoary frost on the floor. I watch the bright moon, as I tilt back my head. I yearn, while stooping, for my homeland more.
Poetry may serve to inspire, to reflect, to commune and to criticize.
诗可以兴,可 以观,可以群, 可以怨。
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Xu Yuanchong 许渊冲
Born
April 18, 1921 (age 95)
Nanchang, Jiangxi
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《清明》 (唐)杜牧 清明时节雨纷纷, 路上行人欲断魂。 借问酒家何处有? 牧童遥指杏花村