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Have you ever heard of the Adventures of
Monkey King? A great classic now available in a new translation from
Lan Hua
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
Lan Hua
This is a simple and delightful poem from the early Tang poem imbued with
heavy
Daoist influence.
The Descent of Master Liu
by Chang Yueh
The Master descends
On a purple cloud
And invites me to join him
So the forest trembles
In the Palace of Spirit
Far far away I travel
With only a pair of magic slippers
Soaring without hindrance
Into the upper air
寄刘道士舄
张说
真人降紫气
邀我丹田宫
远寄双飞舄
飞飞不碍空
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