This site presents Chinese, pinyin and English texts of poems by some of the greatest Chinese poets. Most of the featured authors are from the Tang dynasty, when culture in China was at its peak, but writers from other periods are also included.

Li Bai English Translations Click on the title of each poem for the text in Chinese characters, pinyin and literal translation. Amusing Myself Li Bai Facing my wine, I did not see the dusk, Falling blossoms have filled the folds of my clothes. Drunk, I rise and approach the moon in the stream, Birds are far off, people too are few. Ancient Air ...

Du Fu English Translations Click on the title of each poem for the text in Chinese characters, pinyin, gloss, notes and references. Autumn Meditations (1) Du Fu Jade dew withers and wounds the groves of maple trees, On Wu mountain, in Wu gorge, the air is dull and drear. On the river surging waves rise to meet the sky,

Li Bai (also known as Li Bo or Li Taibai), of the High Tang period, ranks alongside Du Fu as one of the two leading figures of Chinese poetry. He was a Byronic figure, whose life as well as his verse embodied the Romantic cliches of freedom, spontaneity and defiance of convention.

Each poem indexed below appears in characters, pinyin, and literal and literary English translation; alternatively, the English translations are collected on one page here. A Visit to Qiantang Lake Feelings on Watching the Moon

Bai Juyi English Translations Click on the title of each poem for the text in Chinese characters, pinyin and literal translation. A Visit to Qiantang Lake Bai Juyi Gushan Temple is to the north, Jiating pavilion west, The water's surface now is calm, the bottom of the clouds low. In several places, the first orioles are fighting in warm trees,

Each poem indexed below appears in characters, pinyin, and English gloss and translation; they are grouped chronologically according to the main periods of Du Fu's life. Alternatively, the English translations are collected on one page here.

Wang Wei English Translations Click on the title of each poem for the text in Chinese characters, pinyin and literal translation. A Study Wang Wei There's light cloud, and drizzle round the pavilion, In the dark yard, I wearily open a gate. I sit and look at the colour of green moss, Ready for people's clothing to pick up. Birds Calling in the ...

Each poem indexed below appears in characters, pinyin, English gloss and translation; alternatively, the English translations are collected on one page here.

Each poem indexed below appears in characters, pinyin, and literal and literary English translation; alternatively, the English translations are collected on one page here. A Heavenly Woman's Imprisoned in the Palace