This is a list of Chinese poems in the broad sense of referring to those poems which have been written in Chinese, translated from Chinese, authored by a Chinese poet, or which have a Chinese geographic origin. Chinese poems are poetry written, spoken, or chanted in the Chinese language . The various versions of Chinese include Classical Chinese , Standard Chinese and other historical and vernacular types. In other words, Chinese poetry refers to poetry written or spoken in the Chinese language. The various versions of Chinese poetry, as known historically and to the general knowledge of the modern world, include two primary types, Classical Chinese poetry and modern Chinese poetry .
List of Chinese poems (in Wikipedia)
This is a list of poems written in China, in Chinese, or by Chinese authors appearing in Wikipedia. The list is variously sortable by clicking on the radio buttons (up-and-down arrows/triangles) in the column-headers.
Title or descriptive name
Author [ note 1]
Poetic era (Chinese)
Dates
Chinese poetry collection
Chinese
Pinyin
"Alas That My Lot Was Not Cast "
Zhuang Ji (or, Yan Ji)[ note 2]
Ancient
Late BCE - Early AD
Chu ci
哀時命
Āi shí mìng
"Bu Ju "
Uncertain[ note 3]
Ancient
Late BCE - Early AD
Chu ci
卜居
Bǔ Jū
"Changsha (poem) "
Mao Zedong
Modern Chinese poetry
1925
Various[ note 4]
長沙
Chángshā
"Dandan youqing "[ note 5]
Teresa Teng [ note 6]
Modern musical recording, based on classical originals
Modern
1983
淡淡幽情
Dàndàn yōuqíng[ note 7]
"The Double Ninth "
Mao Zedong
Modern Chinese poetry
1929
Various[ note 8]
"Epic of Darkness "
Traditional folk epic,[ note 9] translated by Hu Chongjun into modern Chinese
Tang dynasty or earlier/Modern Chinese poetry
original dates unknown/translation begun 1982
黑暗傳
Hēi Àn Zhuàn
"Wo Bau-Sae "
Anonymous
Ming dynasty , or later
华抱山
[ note 10]
"Guan ju "
anonymous
Ancient
Seventh century BCE?
Shijing
關雎
Guān jū
"Heavenly Questions "
Anonymous[ note 11]
Ancient
Chu Ci
天問
Tiānwèn
"Ballad of Hua Mulan "
Anonymous
Associated with Music Bureau [ note 12]
[ note 13]
木蘭辭
Mùlán cí
"Jiu Ge ", or Nine Songs [ note 14]
Uncertain
Ancient
Chu Ci
九歌
Jiǔ Gē
"Jiu Zhang ", or Nine Pieces [ note 15]
Uncertain
Ancient
Chu Ci
九章
"Ju Song ", or "In Praise of the Orange-Tree"
Anonymous
Ancient
Chu Ci (Jiu Zhang section)
橘頌
Jú sòng
"Lament for Ying ", or "Ai Ying"
Uncertain
Ancient
Chuci
哀郢
āi Yǐng
"Li Sao "[ note 16]
Qu Yuan
Ancient
Chu Ci
離騷
Lí Sāo
"Lion-Eating Poet in the Stone Den "
Yuen Ren Chao
Modern Chinese poetry
施氏食獅史
Shī Shì shí shī shǐ
"Listening to Louis Chen's Zither "
Wong Kwok Pun
Modern Chinese poetry
聽陳蕾士的琴箏
"Looking up at the Starry Sky "
Wen Jiabao
Modern Chinese poetry
仰望星空
yǎng wàng xīng kōng
"Loushan Pass "
Mao Zedong
Modern Chinese poetry
1935
Various[ note 17]
"Man Jiang Hong "
uncertain[ note 18]
Song poetry or subsequent
滿江紅
Mǎn Jīang Hóng
Poetry of Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong [ note 19]
Modern Chinese poetry [ note 20]
mid-20th century
various
"Nine Changes ", or Jiu bian [ note 21]
Uncertain, attributed to Song Yu
Ancient
Chu Ci
九辯
Jiǔ biàn
"Nine Laments ", or Jiu Tan [ note 22]
Uncertain, attributed to Liu Xiang
Ancient
Chu Ci
九歎
Jiǔ tàn
"Nine Longings ", or Jiu Si [ note 23]
Wang Yi
Ancient
Chu Ci
九思
Jiǔ sī;
"Nine Regrets ", or Jiu Huai [ note 24]
Uncertain, attributed to Wang Bao
Ancient
Chu Ci
九懷
Jiǔ huái or Jiǔ Huái
Poetry of Cao Cao
Cao Cao
Jian'an poetry
"Tiandi yinyang jiaohuan dalefu "
Bai Xingjian
Fu
天地阴阳交欢大乐赋
Tiāndì yīnyáng jiāohuān dàlèfù
"The Quatrain of Seven Steps "
Cao Zhi
Jian'an poetry
七步詩
Qi1 Bu4 Shi1
"Quiet Night Thought "
Li Bai , also known as "Li Bo" and "Li Po"[ note 25]
Tang poetry
Complete Tang Poems , others
靜夜思
"Reply to Li Shuyi "
Mao Zedong
Modern Chinese poetry
1957
Mao Tsetung Poems
"Return to the Field "[ note 26]
Zhang Heng
Han poetry
歸田賦
"Cāntóngqì ", or "Sandokai", in Japanese
Shitou Xiqian (Sekitō Kisen)
Tang poetry [ note 27]
參同契
Cāntóngqì
"Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again "
Xu Zhimo
Modern Chinese poetry
1928
再别康橋
"Seven Remonstrances ", "Seven Admonishments", or Qi Jian [ note 28]
Anonymous[ note 29]
Ancient
[ note 30]
Chu Ci
七諫
Qī jiàn
"Shui diao ge " or "Shui diao ge tou"[ note 31]
[ note 32]
水調歌
Shuǐ diào gē
"Song of the Yue Boatman "
anonymous
original version attributed to about 528 BC
Garden of Stories [ note 33]
越人歌[ note 34]
Yuèrén Gē[ note 35]
"Sorrow for Troth Betrayed "
Anonymous, with attributions
Ancient
Chu Ci
惜誓
Xī shì
"Summons for a Recluse "
Anonymous[ note 36]
Ancient
Chu Ci
招隱士
Zhāo yǐnshì
For "Tianwen", see "Heavenly Questions"
"The Great Summons "
unknown[ note 37]
Ancient
Chu Ci
大招
Dà zhāo
"Yellow Crane Tower "
Several authors wrote poems under this title
various
黄鹤楼
Huáng Hè Lóu
"Yu Fu ", or "The Fisher"
Anonymous, with attributions
Ancient
Chu Ci
漁父
yú fù
"Yuan You ", or "Far-off Journey (Roaming)"
Anonymous, with attributions
Ancient
Chu Ci
遠遊
Yuǎnyóu
"Zhao Hun ", or "Summons of the Soul"
Anonymous, with attributions
Ancient
Chu Ci
招魂
Zhāo Hún
"Zuiweng Tingji "[ note 38]
Ouyang Xiu[ note 39]
Song poetry
various
醉翁亭記
Zùiwēng Tíng Jì
^ or anonymous
^ attributed
^ Traditionally attributed to Qu Yuan
^ see Poetry of Mao Zedong
^ From traditional Tang dynasty and Song dynasty sources
^ vocalist
^ literally , "faint deep feelings"
^ see Poetry of Mao Zedong
^ original author(s) unknown
^ Original in Wu Chinese
^ Attributed to Qu Yuan , but uncertain, and some parts certainly older.
^ Han dynasty, or later, but before Tang
^ The Ballad of Hua Mulan is recorded as having appeared in the pre-Tang 古今樂錄, but that text is not extant.
^ Actually a group of poems, rather than being a particular piece.
^ Actually a group of poems, rather than being a particular piece.
^ Sometimes used as name for larger work.
^ see Poetry of Mao Zedong
^ Original tune pattern attributed to Yue Fei .
^ Also known as "Mao Tsetung".
^ Although in the Modern Chinese poetry period, his works are in the Classical Chinese poetry style.
^ Actually a group of poems, rather than being a particular piece.
^ Actually a group of poems, rather than being a particular piece.
^ Actually a group of poems, rather than being a particular piece.
^ Actually a group of poems, rather than being a particular piece.
^ "Li Bo" preferred modern Pinyin
^ Zhang Heng's "Return to the Field" is classified as a fu literary work, making it somewhat semi-poetic.
^ Or, Chán
^ Actually a group of poems, rather than being a particular piece.
^ Various theories, in persona of Qu Yuan
^ Probably Han poetry
^ Tóu (頭) indicates a heading or title, that is that poems with the name (in this case) "Shuǐ diào gē" are based on a Cipai or tone pattern for ci poems with this same name.
^ Cipai tone pattern for ci poems , various known authors wrote their own lyrics to this title/tone pattern, including Su Shi
^ Collected by Liu Xiang . Includes transcription from original language and Chinese language version.
^ Chinese version.
^ Chinese version.
^ Possibly Liu An or his circle.
^ Attributed to Qu Yuan and the otherwise relatively unknown Jing Cuo.
^ Introduction to series of lyrics, some or all set to gu qin .
^ Author of explanatory introduction
See also
General
Poetry of particular (dynastic) periods
Poetry works and collections
Individual poets, poems, and translators
Lists of poets
Important translators of Chinese poetry into English
English-language translation collections
Technical factors of poetry
Influence outside of China
Notes
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