One poem in this language describes waterfalls with "thunderclap from ten thousand glens" as among the obstacles that make a journey "harder than scaling the blue sky."
One poem in this language describes waterfalls with "thunderclap from ten thousand glens" as among the obstacles that make a journey "harder than scaling the blue sky." A.C. Graham and David Hinton are known for translating poetry of this language. A poet in this language described the "white dew" soaking slippers of a fading beauty in early autumn in his poem "Marble Stairs Grievance." One poem in this language begins by describing horses neighing and wagons squeaking and trundling. Another of poems in this language ends: "Forever we will keep this unfetter friendship / Till we meet again far in the Milky Way." This language was used to write the poems "Ballad of the Army Carts" and "Drinking Alone by Moonlight." For 10 points, name this language used by Du Fu and Li Bai
One poem in this language describes waterfalls with "thunderclap from ten thousand glens" as among the obstacles that make a journey "harder than scaling the blue sky."
classical Chinese