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Through the Dynasties · LH9

Sui

Northern and southern styles meet and the examinations begin: a bridge to the poetry of Tang

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Classical Poetry

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Orthodox classical Chinese poetry spanning archaic ballads to Tang regulated verse.

Watering Horses at a Spring by the Great Wall, Shown to the Officials Accompanying the CampaignYang Guang (Emperor Yang of Sui) · Yuefu BalladsA thousand chariots and ten thousand horsemen move; we water our horses at a spring by the Great Wall.
Gazing over the WildsYang Guang · Regulated QuatrainsCold crows fly, a few dots in the sky; a flowing stream winds round a lonely village.

Sayings & Idioms

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Living Chinese linguistic heritage comprising idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, and couplets.

A Thousand Chariots and Ten Thousand HorsemenYang Guang (Emperor Yang of Sui) · IdiomsA thousand chariots and ten thousand horsemen move; we water our horses at the hollows of the Great Wall.