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Chang Jian sees the fantastic
Refracted through a block of ice
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Things change, life goes downhill
(Er, so we should seize the day, I guess? Or maybe just sigh?)
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The eccentric Helan Jinming
Urges us to seize the the day
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A romantic ditty
If the road's too hard to walk, then why not lay down a while, handsome stranger?
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Wang Changling's pitiless war
His road really was hard
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At the death of a tree, Lu Zhaolin wants to choose life
And he did, until disease claimed him, too
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Wang Wei channels The Boss
Hometown (On the River Wei) Wang Wei The slanting sun shines on the village lanes as cattle and goats drift in, An old man leans on the brushwood fence…
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March 2024

Dai Shulun is so grumpy
A Hard Road to Walk Dai Shulun It’s a hard road to walk. When will it bring me wealth? In Huaiyin, Han Xin heard halfwits mock, And Ruan Ji spent years…
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Goodbye to all that
Wang Wei walks to where the water ends
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Wang Wei floats down the river
With a song
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The case for caution in public service
Made with historical scholarship, insight, and booze
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Li Bai swears off the thug life
He wants to be a better man, if only the emperor would recognise him
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