The beauty of Chinese poetry often lies in how poets capture and channel their emotions into the portrayal of a scene. Taking inspiration from classical and modern Chinese poems and merging them ...

The overwhelming majority of these remarkable writings are poems written in Chinese, many of them carved into the wooden walls of the buildings. Most of the poems are written in the styles of ...

Poet Yu Hsi is a world renowned Chinese (Mandarin) poet from Taiwan. He has translated Thirukkural, poems by Bharathiyar and Bharathithasan, and Aathichudi. Yu Hsi is the only foreigner so far to ...

Du Fu (712-770 AD) is regarded by many Chinese as their greatest poet. He was well known in his day, and made friends with other poets such as Li Bai, another famous poet in the Tang dynasty.

What is the legend behind the festival? You may know that the Dragon Boat Festival is meant to commemorate the death of the Chinese poet Qu Yuan, who died in the ancient state of Chu during the ...