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诗词系列 · Poetry Series

Famous classical poems to watch, recite, and understand line by line.

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唐 · 李白Tang · Li Bai

静夜思jìng yè sī

Quiet Night Thought

床前明月光

Moonlight on the floor looks like frost for a moment, and one glance at the moon turns into thoughts of home.

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唐 · 杜牧Tang · Du Mu

清明qīng míng

Qingming

清明时节雨纷纷

A traveller on a rainy spring road asks the way, and a shepherd boy points toward a village far off among the blossoms.

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More poems are on the way. These first titles are early previews, free to read while we finish them.

Inside every poem

  1. Watch

    Each line of the poem becomes a scene you can see.

  2. Recite

    Follow the Mandarin recitation character by character, with pinyin.

  3. Understand

    Every line explained in plain English and Chinese, with key words.

  4. Remember

    A short quiz, then recite with the pinyin and English hidden.

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