RachelleNov 16, 20206 minA Poem A Week 一旬一韻顧逢《秋夜宿僧房》“Staying in a Monastery Room on an Autumnal Evening” by Gu FengOn the Rock of Three Lives...
RachelleNov 9, 20206 minA Poem A Week 一旬一韻愛新覺羅·弘曆《耕耤日有作》 “Written on the Day of Ploughing the Sacred Fields” by Aisin Gioro Hongli On the three "platforms for viewing ploughing" I visited recently.
RachelleNov 2, 20206 minA Poem A Week 一旬一韻李鍇《雲岡寺》 “The Yungang Temple” by Li KaiOn a Qing poet's (mis)perception of rock art and the Yungang Grottoes that tourism pamphlets don't talk about.
RachelleOct 26, 20205 minA Poem A Week 一旬一韻劉遵憲《登懸空寺》 “Climbing up to the Hanging Temple” by Liu ZunxianOn my visit to the Hanging Temple in Mt. Heng, Datong and a Ming poem inscribed on the wall.