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What is Chinese Poetry? A Complete Beginner’s Guide to 3,000 Years of Verse

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Introduction Chinese poetry is one of the oldest continuous literary traditions in the world, stretching back roughly 3,000 years to folk songs collected around 1000 BCE. In simple terms, it is verse written in the Chinese language that uses tone, rhythm, and compact imagery to express emotion, nature, history, and philosophy in far fewer words … Read more