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UNIT 5
POEM
To improve listening and talking skills by watching some videos.
Watch the video to know about the poet Su Shi.
To talk about Chinese poets.
Do you know Chinese poets
Who is he/she Why do you admire him/her
What do you know about Tang poetry
Tang poetry is an important literary form which enjoyed great popularity in the Tang Dynasty.
As the golden age of Chinese poetry, the Tang Dynasty saw many outstanding poets in Chinese history, among whom the most well-known three are Li Bai, Du Fu, and Bai Juyi. The Tang poems have different forms and cover a wide range of topics like life, love, politics, and idyllic scenery, etc.
Do you know one of the most popular Song Dynasty poets — Su Shi
The Poet Su Shi
As one of the most popular Song Dynasty poets, Su Shi was not only gifted in poetry, but also made great contributions to other fields such as painting and calligraphy
Su Shi (1037–1101) is the name of an historical Chinese writer and artist who made remarkable achievements in poetry, painting, and calligraphy while maintaining an elegant lifestyle, having an open-minded attitude toward life, and emitting a unique personal charisma. His art and thought, as well as the delight he took in life, have deeply influenced subsequent generations while he, himself, has become the object of admiration as a literary model.
Su Shi’s famous calligraphy
famous paintings of Su Shi
Match each word or phrases with the correct definition.
cipai
magistrate
The cold Food Festival
aspiration
the running style
a fixed –rhythm form
a cursive style of Chinese characters
a strong desire to achieve something
an official who acts as a judge in a local court of law
an artistic masterpiece of calligraphy written by Su Shi
Check your answers in Before You Watch.
There are three of Su Shi’s works that are mentioned in the video clip. Take notes about what Su Shi wanted to convey or express through his works and how important these works are.
East flows the mighty river,
Sweeping away the heroes of times past;
This ancient rampart on its western shore
Is Zhou Yu's Red Cliff of Three Kingdoms' fame;
Here jagged boulders pound the clouds,
Huge waves tear banks apart,
And foam piles up a thousand drifts of snow;
A scene fair as a painting,
Countless the brave men here in time gone by!
I dream of Marshal Zhou Yu in his day,
With his new bride, the Lord Qiao's younger daughter,
Dashing and debonair,
Silk-capped, with feather fan,
He laughed and jested
While the dread enemy fleet was burned to ashes!
In fancy through those scenes of old I range,
My heart overflowing, surely a figure of fun.
A man grey before his time.
Ah, this life is a dream,
Let me drink to the moon on the river!
Reflection on the Ancient Red Cliff
The Cold Food Festival
Shui Diao Ge Tou
Bright moon, when did you appear Lifting my wine, I question the dark night sky. Tonight in the palaces and halls of heaven what year is it, I wonder I would like to ride the wind, make my home there. Only I hide in a jade room of a beautiful mansion. As I could not bear the cold of high altitudes. So I rise and dance and play in your pure beams, this human world — how can it compare with yours
Circling red chambers, low in the curtained door, you shine on the sleepless. Surely you bear us no ill will —why then must you be so round at times when we humans are parted! People have their griefs and joys, their togetherness and separation. The moon has its dark and clear times, its waxings and wanings. Situations are never ideal since long ago. I only hope we two may have long long lives. So that we may share the moon's beauty even though we are a three hundred miles apart.
Su Shi’s works Useful words and expressions Contents he wanted to convey The importance of the work
Reflection on the Ancient Red Cliff
The Cold Food Festival
Shui Diao Ge Tou
What else do you know about Su Shi and his works
Su Shi was a writer, poet, artist, calligrapher, pharmacologist, and one of the major poets of the Song era. His courtesy name was Zizhan and his pseudonym was Dongpo Jushi. Besides his renowned poetry, his other extant writings are of great value in the understanding of 11th century Chinese travel literature.
Based on what you have learnt about Fan Zhongyan and Su Shi from this book, what do you think they have in common
Chinese Scholars Common Points
Fan Zhongyan
Su Shi
What do you think are the basic values that influenced these two Chinese scholars in ancient times
Chinese Scholars Basic values that influenced him
Fan Zhongyan
Su Shi
Can you tell the differences between Li Bai and Du Fu
Li Bai’s poems mostly express his desire for freedom and are full of passion, which makes people feel positive.
Du Fu’s poems mainly reflect social realities showing his concern for the country and its people.
The difference lies in the fact that Li Bai lived in a period when the nation was strong and the society was relatively peaceful. However, Du Fu lived in the late Tang Dynasty when there were continuous wars and people led a hard life.
Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet
The documentary tells the life story of Du Fu. The host explores the poet’s life. Along the way, he meets many people. They tell him a lot of stories about Du Fu.
“There is Dante, there is Shakespeare and there is Du Fu.”
《春夜喜雨》
Happy Rain on a Spring Night
Good rain knows its time right;
It will fall when comes spring.
With wind it steals in night;
Mute, it moistens each thing.
Over wild lanes dark cloud spreads;
In boat a lantern looms.
Dawn sees saturated reds;
The town’s heavy with blooms.
Are there any other Chinese poets you admire Who is he/she Why do you admire him/her
Write an introduction in 80 words.
