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Five ancient Chinese poems about spring

By Li Ping (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2018-03-09

Five ancient Chinese poems about spring

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4. Dreaming of the Southern Shore

- by Bai Juyi (772-846) of Tang Dynasty

Fair Southern shore,

With scenes I adore.

At sunrise riverside flowers redder than fire,

In spring green waves grow as blue as sapphire,

Which I can't but admire.