Mastering Chinese Poetry: ‘The Small Pond’

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In this episode of “Mastering Chinese Poetry,” CGTN shares with you the poem “The Small Pond,” which was written by Yang Wanli, a famous Chinese poet during the Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD). He created the unique “Chengzhai” style in his later years. His poems are picturesque, refreshing and easy to read, as we’ll discover soon.

The highlight of this work is that Yang anthropomorphizes everything he encounters in nature, from the running water to the tree shade. This makes Yang’s poetry more like a fairy tale, because in his novel eyes, water can feel, trees can love, and everything in the world has a soul, just like us. Click the video to encounter the beauty in ordinary life.

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