Chinese poems · 杜牧 Du Mu · Tang dynasty
清明 Qingming
Rain at the Qingming festival, a traveller sunk in sorrow, and a cowherd pointing to an inn in Apricot Blossom Village. Read every year at the festival.
清明时节雨纷纷，
At Qingming the rain falls without end;
路上行人欲断魂。
travellers on the road are heartbroken.
借问酒家何处有，
May I ask where there is a tavern?
牧童遥指杏花村。
A cowherd points far off to Apricot Blossom Village.
What does 清明 mean?
清明 is “Qingming”. Rain at the Qingming festival, a traveller sunk in sorrow, and a cowherd pointing to an inn in Apricot Blossom Village. Read every year at the festival.
What is the pinyin of 清明?
qīng míng shí jié yǔ fēn fēn / lù shàng xíng rén yù duàn hún / jiè wèn jiǔ jiā hé chù yǒu / mù tóng yáo zhǐ xìng huā cūn.
Who wrote 清明?
Du Mu (杜牧), a poet of the Tang dynasty.
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