For three spring months... 3. Let’s Drink! 关关雎鸠,在河之洲。 窈窕淑女,君子好逑。 Merrily the ospreys cry, On the … I bend my head and think of home. 李白《静夜思》 床前明月光, 疑是地上霜。 举头望明月, 低 … Thoughts in the Silent Night — Li Bai. And usually you have to understand Chinese to appreciate the beauty of a poem. Thoughts in... 2. Song of River City 《江城子•记梦》by Su Shi (Song Dynasty) 十年生死两茫茫,不思量,自难忘。 千 … Top 10 Most Influential Chinese Poems in History 1.

A lot is lost in translation. This one is very beautiful, and is beautifully translated: Phoenix Hairpin, by Lu You A Poem By A Leaving Son— by Meng Jiao. 关雎 Crying Ospreys. Thoughts in the Silent Night — Li Bai. Is it hoarfrost on the ground? Li bai(701–762) is my favorite Chinese poet, he is well-known as the representative of the romanticism poetry in Chinese history, and people name him as “the god of poetry”. Dreading the delays that will keep him late from home.