Author: CHUNG Yoon Ngan
Date: 01-19-05 00:15
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Chinese story - Du Mu (杜牧 803AD to 852AD)
Du Mu, a poet, was born in the county of Wannian (萬年縣 in the present
day province of Jiangxi 江西省) during the Tang Dynasty (唐朝 618AD to 907AD)
. He was a Imperial Graduate (進士) and an official. In comparison to another
poet Du Fu people called Du Mu "Xiao Du 小杜 or the Little Du." This is
one of his many poems:
長空澹澹孤鳥沒,---Chang2 kong3 dan4 dan4 gu niao3 mei2,
萬古銷沈向此中,---Wan4 gu3 xiao chen2 xiang4 ci3 zhong.
看取漢家何事業?--Kan qu3 Han jia he2 shi4 ye4?
五陵無樹起秋風!--Wu3 ling2 wu2 shu4 qi3 qiu feng.
A lonely bird flies up and disappears in the boundless lonely sky,
The history since time immemorial disappears in the universe..
Look at the glory of the Han Dynasty*, where is it now?
But the five tombs** in the wilderness without trees!.
*Han Dynasty=(漢朝 206BC to 220AD)
** Five tombs are situated near the city of Xian (西安)
in Shaanxi province (陝西省). They are;
(1) Tomb Changling (長陵) where Emperor Gao Zu Liu Bang (高祖皇帝劉邦 206BC
to 195BC) was buried.
(2) Tomb Anling (安陵) where Emperor Hui Di Liu Ying (惠皇帝 194BC to 188BC)
was buried.
(3) Tomb Yangling (陽陵) where Emperor Jing Di Liu Liu Qi (景皇帝劉啟 145BC
to 141BC) was buried.
(4) Tomb Maoling (茂陵) where Emperor Wu Di Liu Che (武皇帝劉徹 140BC to
87BC) was buried.
(5) Tomb Pingling (平陵) where Emperor Zhao Di Liu Fu Ling (昭皇帝劉弗陵
86BC to 74BC) was buried.
CHUNG Yoon-Ngan (鄭永元)
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