home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
China - A Great Country …igures in Chinese History
/
China - A Great Country in the East 2: Eminent Figures in Chinese History.iso
/
a17.swf
/
texts
/
3.txt
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
2003-01-14
|
1KB
|
23 lines
Li Bai lived during the Tang Empire¡s most prosperous period. He loved his country and
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
people, using his versatile writing brush to sing of the charms and beauty of his motherland and
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
of human beings.Often quoted are his descriptions of the Yellow River: ¡The Yellow River comes
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
from the sky/Rushing into the sea and ne¡er come back?¡ He celebrated the brilliance of the
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
waterfall at Lushan Mountain with flashes of imagination: ¡The rushing torrent pours down three
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
thousand feet sheer/As if the Milky Way is falling from heaven.¡
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
Sometimes Li Bai engaged himself in composing a few lines of tender feeling. One of his
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
most famous verses is about ¡A Tranquil Night¡:
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
Before my bed a pool of light,
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
Is it hoarfrost upon the ground?
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
Eyes raised, I see the moon so bright;
--- RECORDSEPARATOR ---
Head bent, in homesickness I¡m drowned.