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Chinese poems · 柳宗元 Liu Zongyuan · Tang dynasty

江雪 River Snow

A thousand empty mountains and one old man fishing alone in the snow: a poem written in exile, about holding on alone.

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qiān千shān山niǎo鸟fēi飞jué绝，
Over a thousand mountains, no bird flies;
wàn万jìng径rén人zōng踪miè灭。
on ten thousand paths, no footprints.
gū孤zhōu舟suō蓑lì笠wēng翁，
In a lone boat, an old man in a straw cape and hat
dú独diào钓hán寒jiāng江xuě雪。
fishes alone in the snow on the cold river.

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What does 江雪 mean?

江雪 is “River Snow”. A thousand empty mountains and one old man fishing alone in the snow: a poem written in exile, about holding on alone.

What is the pinyin of 江雪?

qiān shān niǎo fēi jué / wàn jìng rén zōng miè / gū zhōu suō lì wēng / dú diào hán jiāng xuě.

Who wrote 江雪?

Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元), a poet of the Tang dynasty.

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