When I was invited to talk about the civil service exams and Tang Dynasty poetry to a class of seventh graders, I consulted my go-to text, An Anthology of Chinese Literature, Beginnings to 1911, ...

Case: 17 x 15.5 x 2 in. (43.2 x 39.4 x 5.1 cm.) Book: 17 x 13 in. (43.2 x 33 cm.) ...

another famous poet in the Tang dynasty. As a member of the elite in society he lived in the capital at Chang’an, now known as Xi’an. Later he was dubbed the 'Poet Historian', for writing down ...

They were most popular during the Tang dynasty. Many famous poets, such as Li Bai and Tu Fu, emerged from that era. The best-known poetry form from that time is Shi, which comprises lines of five ...

A Tang poet of the time, Zhang Yue ... "There was a very small group, whose significance grew throughout the Dynasty, who took examinations and competed for state degrees. Later on, this system ...

The Tang dynasty (618–907) is known as the golden age of Chinese literature. Its poems typically have eight lines of five or seven syllables each, following strict tonal patterns and parallel ...

Although it is one of his lesser-known verses, it inspired the name of the protagonist in Flourished Peony, a popular costume ...

Tea was popular in the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties prominent officials and eminent people used tea drinking as an occasion to foster friendships and discuss poetry.

including the production of poems following the Tang dynasty-era qinyuanchun scheme, a 114-character poem with a meter that uses doubled-up tones. "Many LLMs can compose poetry, but if they are ...