Each Chinese Story in this blog is a short but meaningful. Every Chinese story will not only tell you the meaning of a Chinese phrase, but also help you learn more about ancient Chinese culture.
Showing posts with label Classic Chinese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Classic Chinese. Show all posts
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
The Commemorative Article Of Yue Yang Pavilion--Yue Yang Luo Ji
Fan Zhong Yan (范仲淹) (989–1052) was a prominent politician and literary figure in Song dynasty China. He was also a strategist and educator. His most famous work was The Yue Yang Tower (The Commemorative Article Of Yue Yang Pavilion , 岳阳楼记), composed on occasion of the renovation of Yue Yang Pavilion under the governance of a friend of his. Yue Yang Tower, a city gate by the side of Dong Ting Lake, was known as one of the three great Pavilion's in Southern China, due to their association with famous literary works (the others being Huang He Pavilion 黄鹤楼 and Teng Wang Ge 滕王阁). This commemorative article was written in prose, with extensive usage of phrases in four. It's most famous for the political ideal he expressed at the end, culminating in the oft-quoted 先天下之忧而忧,後天下之乐而乐 (Worry should be before, and joy must be after the people of one's country.) which was the motto of many Chinese officers with good reputation.
Monday, 25 October 2010
Land Of Idyllic Beauty--Tao Hua Yuan Ji
The Chinese of This Chinese Story "Land Of Idyllic Beauty--Tao Hua Yuan Ji" is 桃花源记.
In eastern Jin Dynasty in China, there was an old fisherman in Wu Ling district. One day, he went fishing on a fishing boat.
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