Tag Archives: Book of Songs

17Nov/19

Chinese poem illustration/周南 桃夭/佚名 Peach flower or peach tree?

Chinese poem illustration/周南 桃夭/佚名 Young Peach Tree YouTube above not applicable? watch full video at Bilibili: 周南 桃夭 桃之夭夭, the words is familiar to every Chinese , the situation described is commonRead More…

12Nov/19

Chinese poem illustration/小雅 鹿鸣/佚名 Song for Dinner

Chinese poem illustration: 小雅 鹿鸣/Xiaoya Deer Sings by Anonymous YouTube above not applicable? watch full video at Bilibili: 小雅 鹿鸣 One of the first four poems(诗经四始) in Book of Songs, specifically theRead More…

04Nov/19

关关雎鸠, 洲河脉脉

本文从先秦字书”方言”入手, 结合”诗经”文本和周南关中地域的鸟类调查和习性, 开创性探讨了雎鸠的真实面目, 希望能赋予中华第一诗”关雎”以更多,更准确的人文,历史和自然背景. Referencing to Dialects, a book written by Yang Xiong(扬雄) around 53 BCE-18 CE, the species of the bird Ju Jiu(雎鸠), its historical and cultural significance are analysed inRead More…

19Oct/19

Chinese poem illustration/卫风·木瓜/佚名 Woody pear, Book of Songs

Chinese poem illustration: 卫风·木瓜/ Wei Wind – Woody Pear by no name YouTube above not applicable? watch full video at Bilibili: 木瓜 A simple poem with many interpretations through the history. WeRead More…