Category: Poetry

Introduction to Meng Haoran: The Poet of Nature Meng Haoran (孟浩然, Mèng Hàorán) was one of the most famous landscape poets (山水诗人, shān shuǐ shī […]

Who Was Wang Wei? Wang Wei (王维, Wáng Wéi) was one of the greatest poets of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝, Táng Cháo). He was not […]

Who Was Du Fu? Du Fu (杜甫, Dù Fǔ) is one of the greatest poets in Chinese history. He lived during the Tang Dynasty (唐朝, […]

The Golden Age of Chinese Poetry The Tang Dynasty (唐朝, Táng Cháo) is widely considered the greatest period in Chinese poetry history. Although China had […]

Who Was Li Bai? Li Bai (李白, Lǐ Bái) is one of the most famous poets in Chinese history. He lived during the Tang Dynasty […]

Why Memorizing Chinese Poems Is Easier Than You Think Many expats believe that memorizing Chinese poems is difficult because of unfamiliar characters, tones, and vocabulary. […]

Why Short Chinese Poems Are Perfect for Beginners Chinese poetry has thousands of years of history, but beginners do not need to start with long […]

Why Chinese Poems Are a Powerful Way to Learn Mandarin Learning Mandarin is not only about memorizing vocabulary and grammar rules. A language is also […]

Why Chinese Children Start Learning Poetry Early In China, classical poetry is not only studied by literature students or adults who love history. Children begin […]

Understanding Two Different Worlds of Chinese Poetry Chinese poetry has a history of more than two thousand years. During this long history, the Chinese language […]

Chinese Poetry as a Vocabulary Learning Method Building vocabulary is one of the most important parts of learning Mandarin. Many Chinese learners spend a lot […]

Why Beginners Should Start With Simple Chinese Poems Many Chinese learners believe that ancient Chinese poetry (古诗, gǔ shī) is only suitable for advanced students. […]

Chinese Poetry and Mandarin Learning Learning Mandarin can sometimes feel challenging because Chinese uses characters instead of an alphabet, tones that change meanings, and sentence […]

Why Learn Chinese Through Ancient Chinese Poetry? Many people believe that ancient Chinese poetry is too difficult for foreigners. In reality, it is one of […]