HISTORY
ANCIENT CHINA
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Oral Storytelling
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Poetry
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Singing
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Film making
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vikram Seth translates three T’ang dynasty poets-Wang Wei (699–761 AD), Li Bai (701–762 AD) and Du Fu (712–770 AD)-who are among the greatest literary figures not only of China, but also the world.
Detailed explanation-2: -Li Bai, also spelled Li Bo, Wade-Giles romanization Li Pai or Li Po, courtesy name (zi) Taibai, literary name (hao) Qinglian Jushi, (born 701, Jiangyou, Sichuan province, China-died 762, Dangtu, Anhui province), Chinese poet who rivaled Du Fu for the title of China’s greatest poet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Li Bo and Du Fu are probably two of the most influential Chinese poets who ever lived. Their styles were opposites of each other, one resembling a freeing, calming atmosphere where the other expresses alarmingly sensitive ideas, overflowing with misery.
Detailed explanation-4: -About: Written by Tang Dynasty poet Luo Binwang when he was only seven years old, “An Ode to the Goose” is a particularly simple and easy to memorize poem, resulting in it often being one of the very first famous Chinese poems to be learned by Chinese children.