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Have you ever heard of the Adventures of
Monkey King? A great classic now available in a new translation from
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Chen Zi'ang is one of the early masters of Tang poetry. Now you can
read some of his poems translated for the first time into English by
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Fading Treasure of Peonies
by Bai Ju Yi
With long slow steps
In front of the sagging peonies
Sighing as evening comes
Only two branches left
So world worn they are
By first morning light
The rising wind no doubt
Will blow the remaining life entirely out
All the more reason tonight to treasure
The vivid red like fire light that I behold
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