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  "Memories of the South" by Bo Juyi - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
"Memories of the South" by Bo Juyi - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
Bo Juyi spent a brief time in Hangzhou in about 824, and he vividly recalls his residence there in this poem.
The Tidal Bore in the second stanza is a powerful wave front that occurs during high tides near Hangzhou, creating a spectacular effect.
ca.encarta.msn.com /sidebar_761593762/Memories_of_the_South_by_Bo_Juyi.html   (93 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for bo
Bo tree (Bodhi tree) In Buddhism, the pipal under which the Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) found enlightenment (bodhi) at Bodh Gaya, near Varanasi, n India.
A pipal at Anuradhapura, n Sri Lanka, is said to have grown from a cutting taken from original Bo tree by King Ashoka in the 3rd century BC.
Bo Jackson's comeback complete with dramatic home run to help White Sox clinch division title.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=bo   (791 words)

  
 Electronic Resources
Six areas will be focused on: First, Bo Juyi's life is/examined to ascertain how his world view was shaped by the Tang cultural framework, and to what extent his experience and writings reflected Tang society and history.
Fourth, Bo Juyi's writings on feminine characteristics and feminine appearance are examined and found to demonstrate a shift from adherence to traditional Confucian norms to that of education and sexual attractiveness.
Fifth, Bo Juyi's writings on women in family roles are examined and it is determined that the Mid-Tang culture preferred a talented daughter, a wise, capable wife, and benevolent, determined mother.
sunzi1.lib.hku.hk /ER/detail.jsp?bib=2654726   (273 words)

  
 China Center of the Friends World Program of Long Island University
Both Bo Juyi and Su Shi were statesmen of some repute, or rather it was expected that politicians during these periods also be well versed in the scholarly arts, especially calligraphy and poetry.
Bo Juyi (also pronounced Bai Juyi) served as the local prefect of Hangzhou from 822-825, during which time he ordered the reconstruction and expansion of a dike connecting the largest island in the lake to its northern bank.
The Bo and Su scenic causeways, named after their celebrated builders, still span the lake and are now planted with trees, ornamental shrubs and flowers.
www.fwpchina.com /index.php/china/view/west_lake   (1225 words)

  
 Bo Juyi - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Bo Juyi - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Bo Juyi (772-846), Chinese poet and government official.
He held various posts, starting in the palace library and rising to become a provincial...
encarta.msn.com /Bo_Juyi.html   (119 words)

  
 Ethics of China 7 BC To 1279 by Sanderson Beck
Wang Bo (648-76) was dismissed from the Historical Department for satirizing the imperial princes' indulgence in cock-fighting.
Bo Juyi criticized war with his poem about an old man with a broken arm who as a young soldier smashed his arm with a huge stone so that he could not handle a bow.
Bo Juyi recommended a fortunate and secure half-hermit life between the embittered hunger and cold of the humble and the worries and cares of the great.
www.san.beck.org /AB3-China.html   (20851 words)

  
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Aoi is thus much lower in rank than Genji’s mother, however, as in her case, people at court draw the obvious parallel with Yang Gueifei, quoting from Bo Juyi’s poem to suggest that Aoi may even become Empress (kisaki) or the mother of a future Emperor.
The Emperor has been reading an illustrated scroll of Bo Juyi’s poem, so he is reminded of how the dead spirit of Yang Gueifei gave a hairpin to the messenger sent by Xuanzong to the Penglai isle of the immortals (J. Hôraisan).
Bo Juyi is perhaps still better known as Po Chü-i in the West.
www.meijigakuin.ac.jp /~watson/heike/watson1997.doc   (6333 words)

  
 Bo Juyi --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Online Article
A living pipal at Anuradhapura, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), is said to have grown from a cutting from the Bo tree sent to that city by King Ashoka in the 3rd century BC.
Korea Bay and the gulf of Bo Hai are its main inlets, shaped by the Liaodong Peninsula jutting from the north and the Shandong Peninsula from the southwest.
There is also information on his longtime collaborator Lady Bo and a list of other contributing musicians, along with the story on Diddley's unique square guitars.
concise.britannica.com /ebc/article?tocId=9357619   (721 words)

  
 AAS Abstracts: China Session 172   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Bo left a total of one hundred and one judgments on hypothetical legal cases.
However, the discourse on marriage and women as seen through Bo's judgements should not be considered as a resistant force to the dominant discourse.
Not only did Bo pass the examination and immediately gain appointment to an office but the Tang court actually used Bo's judgment writings as references for later grading in the examination system.
www.aasianst.org /absts/1997abst/china/c172.htm   (947 words)

  
 literature
Li Bo, a leader of the romantic school, rebelled against poetic conventions, as he did against society in general.
Li Bo was at his best when he sang of love and friendship; of the delights of wine; and of the strange, majestic, and awe-inspiring aspects of nature.
The realism of Du Fu's work influenced another Tang poet, Bo Juyi (Po Chü-i), who viewed poetry as a vehicle for criticism and satire.
xuy.1accesshost.com /a2z/literature.htm   (2642 words)

  
 Religion and Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Li Bo (Li Po) brought an appreciation of nature and freedom to his work.
Bo Juyi (Po Chü-i) gained fame with poems that reflected the sufferings of the common people.
The civil service examination system recognized the importance of literary accomplishment in Tang intellectual life: it gave the highest degrees to those who were skilled in poetry.
yomee.com /10/Buddhism/ReligCultBdh.htm   (508 words)

  
 Tang Poetry - Introduction
Wang Wei, a meditative philosopher and painter with Buddhist inclinations, depicted the serenity of nature's beauty; it has been said that poetry is in his pictures and pictures are in his poems.
Li Bo, a leader of the romantic school, rebelled against poetic conventions, as he did against society in general.
Li Bo was at his best when he sang of love and friendship; of the delights of wine; and of the strange, majestic, and awe-inspiring aspects of nature.
www.hornbill.cdc.net.my /e-class/oldchina/qt_inte.htm   (2453 words)

  
 Bai Juyi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bai Juyi (白居易; pinyin: Bái Jūyì; Wade-Giles: Pai Chü-i), or Po Chü-i (pinyin: Bó Jūyì; WG.
Bai Juyi's accessibility made him extremely popular in his lifetime in both China and Japan, and he continues to be so today.
Six Bai Juyi's poems included in 300 Selected Tang Poems, translated by Witter Bynner
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bo_Juyi   (304 words)

  
 Po Chu-i
o Chü-i, also known as Bai Juyi, was born at Hsin-cheng in Honan, just south of the Yellow River in 772 A.D. Growing up, he lived with his grandfather for many years of his childhood.
His transition to Buddhism is described in "Bai Juyi," a website describing Po's life and how he used his writing to act as a timeline for his life (Bai Juyi).
Although he was in retirement, Po Chü-i took on one last governmental position in 841, as he became the leader of the imperial board of warfare.
www.indiana.edu /~ealc100/Group11/HOMEPAGE/Po_Chu-i.html   (1221 words)

  
 Very Brief Timeline on Pu Yi
Some of the most celebrated Chinese poetry was written during the Tang by poets such as Li Bo (701-762), Du Fu (712-770), and Bo Juyi (772-846).
After Xuanzong’s reign had come to its tragic end, Bo Juyi wrote a poem called “Song of Everlasting Sorrow”.
The following passage from Bo Juyi’s “Song of Everlasting Sorrow” portrays the relationship of the emperor and Yang Guifei.
www.indiana.edu /~ealc100/Group12/xuan.html   (1354 words)

  
 banas
The first certain references to a game of (possibly) the chess type in Chinese sources date from the early 9th century: these are the shortstory Cen Shun by Niu Sengru (779-847) and a poem by Bo Juyi (772-846).
In Niu Sengru's and Bo Juyi's texts Xiangqi appears all of a sudden and without any explanations, as if it were a well-known topic (at least well-known to Niu's and Bo's fellow scholar-officials).
Neither in Baoying-Xianginor in the game mentioned by Bo Juyi we find the four branches of the Indian army.
www.mynetcologne.de /~nc-jostenge/banas.htm   (2107 words)

  
 NS1 On Interpreting Old Poetry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Perhaps even in 'the West' at that time it was better then to sit like a sack in your chair and lie in bed like a stone.
He's about my age, mostly retired from active work, lives away from 'civilization', and relishes his meals, his naps, his tea and toddies and so when he talks about sitting like a sack in his chair, it doesn't sound to me like depression but quite the contrary, it sounds like a serenely contented man.
I can hope that Bai Juyi was equally contented with his aging years in a society that was perhaps as awful as ours is.
www.aptalaska.net /~ron/newsalvages/ns1.htm   (816 words)

  
 b. Political, Social, and Cultural Patterns. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
During the Xuanzong reign lived three of the greatest poets: Wang Wei (699–759), Li Bo (701–62), and Du Fu (712–70).
In the 9th century, in addition to Han Yu, Bo Juyi (772–846) was a high official and a brilliant poet and essayist.
In the field of art, Wu Daoyuan (c.
www.bartleby.com /67/370.html   (1756 words)

  
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Het geciteerde gedicht is van Po Tsju I - de populairste dichter van zijn tijd (772-846; andere spellingsvormen: Bai Juyi, Bo Juyi, Po Chü-i).
Gedeeltelijk is dat ook te wijten aan de Britse oriëntalist Arthur Waley, die als eerste Engelse vertalingen van Bai Juyi's werk voor het westen maakte, en daarbij selectief te werk ging.
Na een redelijk succesvolle carrière als ambtenaar (onder meer aan het hof van de kroonprins) raakt Bai Juyi in een periode van rouw en depressie als kort achter elkaar zijn moeder overlijdt en hij, om een politiek conflict, verbannen wordt.
www.leidenuniv.nl /mare/2001/02/22.html   (596 words)

  
 Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
'''Bai Juyi''' (白居易; pinyin: Bái Jūyì; Wade-Giles: Pai Chü-i), or '''Po Chü-i''' (pinyin: Bó Jūyì; WG.
- Six Bai Juyi's poems included in ''300 Selected Tang Poems'', translated by Witter Bynner * Nienhauser, William H (ed.).
There you find a list of all editors and the possibility to edit the original text of the article Bai Juyi.
www.mauspfeil.net /Bai_Juyi.html   (341 words)

  
 Bai Juyi Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Bai Juyi (also known as Bo Juyi and Po Chuyi) wrote in the Mid-Tang period.
He was one of the most prolific of all Chinese poets, but is best known for his short occasional verses written in simple language.
Bai Juyi on the Open Directory Project and Yahoo.
www.chinese-poems.com /bo.html   (91 words)

  
 Kunten - IL CHŌGONKA IN GIAPPONESE
Molte opere di Bo Juyi furono enormemente apprezzate in Giappone anche grazie alla diffusione dei testi mediante stampa xilografica a partire dal periodo Sung (960-1279).
Nella finzione teatrale Bo Juyi si reca in Giappone e tale visita ha come scopo quello di diffondere la poesia in cinese (kanshi).
Bo Juyi risponde che un’alta forma di intrattenimento è la poesia ed in essa i cinesi sono grandi maestri.
www.fujikai.it /giapponese/cultura/cultura_06-02.htm   (2442 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Bai was one of the most prolific of the major Tang poets, and his works are particularly well preserved, in part because he took the trouble to compile and edit them himself, depositing copies in the libraries of several important Buddhist temples.
Bai Juyi is particularly remembered for his relaxed, warmly personal works such as that just quoted.
Bai Juyi, in his youthful years as an official, enthusiastically carried on this tradition, writing a number of outspoken works that he hoped would bring about changes in government policy.
literatureark.nease.net /eclass/complit/tangpoems.htm   (3903 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Bo Juyi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Updated 210 days 16 hours 19 minutes ago.
Six Bai Juyi's poems (http://afpc.asso.fr/wengu/wg/wengu.php?l=Tangshiandno=-1andauteur=Bai_Juyi) included in 300 Selected Tang Poems, translated by Witter Bynner
Click for other authoritative sources for this topic (summarised at Factbites.com).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bo-Juyi   (302 words)

  
 San Jose Libraries /All Locations
Bai Juyi, 200 selected poems -- See Poems.
The Selected Poems Of Bo Juyi / translated By David Hinton.
Truong Han Ca & Ty Bà Hành : Nguyên Tác Cua Bach Cu Di = Chang Hen Ke, Pi Pa Xing / Bai Juyi ; Nguyen Huy Hùng.
mill1.sjlibrary.org:90 /kids/0/search/a?Bai,Juyi,772-846   (114 words)

  
 The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry Web Companion
Those poets who names are underlined can be clicked upon to find additional poems that were not included in the book.
Bo Juyi or Bai Juyi (Po Chü-i or Pai Chü-i) ----------223
Li Bo or Li Bai (Li Po or Li Pai) ----------154
web.whittier.edu /academic/english/Chinese/pinyin_name.htm   (230 words)

  
 Bai Juyi - Chinese Literature - Chinese Art
Bai Juyi (白居易; pinyin: B?i Jūy?; Wade-Giles: Pai Chanduuml;-i), or Bo Juyi (pinyin: B? Jūy?; WG.
Po Chanduuml;-i) (772 - 846) was a List of Chinese language poetsChinese poet of the Tang dynasty.
Bai Juyi's accessibility made him extremely popular in his lifetime in both China and Japan, and he continues to be so today.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Bai_Juyi   (356 words)

  
 Yang Guifei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The emperor soon abdicated.Yang Guifei’s story and her tragic end have been a favorite theme for Chinese poets and writers.
Bai Juyi (Pai Chu-i, Bo Juyi, Po Chü-i; 772-846) recounts the tragic love story of Yang Guifei in his long poem "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" (C: Chang hen ge; J: Chôgonka).
His long poem "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" was particularly popular among the aristocracy of mid-Heian period Japan as well, which accounts for the numerous references to Bai Juyi and his poems in The Tale of Genji and other works of classical Japanese literature.
www.amherst.edu /~pwcaddeau/A21/YangGuifei.html   (1185 words)

  
 The Passmore Gulag Fun Park
Po Chuy-i (also known as Bo Juyi and Bai Juyi) lived between 772 - 846.
According to one web site I read, he was one of the most prolific of all Chinese poets, but is best known for his short occasional verses written in simple language.
Bai Juyi was born in Henan to a poor family of scholars.
passmore.motime.com /archive/2005-02   (1536 words)

  
 Poetry: Composition and Appreciation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
I think Wang Chien is Wang Jian (王建, about AD 767 - 831), one of the famous poets in Tang Dynasty, who might be one of Bai Juyi's friends when he was in Chang'an (the capital of Tang) and used to write poems on the subject of soldiers and wars.
Bai Juyi's The Dwarfs of Tao-Chou has a Chinese subtitle as: Beautiful subjects encounter their wise emperor.
Of course, the romantic Bai Juyi was also deeply moved, so we have now the chance to read the excellent poem which highly praised Mr.Yang Ch’ëng's feat.
www.able2know.com /forums/about33489-160.html   (3791 words)

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