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Jìng Yè Sī
By Li Bai

Li Bai (701-762) lived during the Tang dynasty. He is considered one of China’s greatest poets of all time. A large number of his poems are still known today. He is well-known for writing about the past, making us think of our own past, the places where we grew up and the people that we have met along the way.

Pinyin Version

chuáng qián míng yuè guāng,
yí shi dī shàng shuāng.
jǔ tóu wàng míng yuè,
dī tóu sī gù xiāng.

English Translation

Quiet Night Thoughts
At the end of my bed, the moon is shining bright,
I think it looks like frost upon the ground.
I raise my head and look at the bright moon,
I lower my head and think of home.