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Tag: Dreaming of Li Bai

Du Fu
Chinese Poetry

Du Fu – Dreaming of Li Bai

March 18, 2020December 29, 2020 Vanessa Able

'This parting from the living brings constant pain,' wrote eighth-century Chinese poet Du Fu in an ode to friendship about his separation from Li Bai, who was in exile in the south of the country.

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