A couple married more than 50 years read the poem “Starting for the Front”

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“With wine of grapes, the cups of jade would glow at night. Drinking to pipa songs, we are summoned to fight. Don’t laugh if we lay drunken on the battleground. How many warriors ever came back safe and sound?” Xu Qi and Jia Peihao from Beijing bring you the poem “Starting for the Front” written by Tang Dynasty poet Wang Han. Check it out! #dunhuang #china

Post a video of yourself reading poems that best portray your affection for your loved ones with the hashtag #readapoem on social media and tag us.

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