Document Type
Pre-Qin Times
Publication Date
1-25-2022
Abstract
Many of the 160 guofeng or airs of the states are poems depicting lovers both true to their partners and false. “On the mountain is the thorn elm” seems to depict a relationship gone bad. It is followed by one of the most famous marriage poems, “The Peach Tree Tender,” in which a village singer outside the family praises the selection of a new bride.
Episode
Episode 1
Recommended Citation
Nienhauser, W. H., & Cai, Z. (2022, Jan 25). The Book of Poetry: Marriage poems [1]. In How to read Chinese poetry podcast. Hong Kong: Lingnan University. Retrieved from https://commons.ln.edu.hk/poetry_podcast/1/