向外国人介绍中国诗歌的英语作文

向外国人介绍中国诗歌的英语作文
My Favorite Chinese Poems
Hi there! My name is Xiaoming and I'm 10 years old. I love reading and writing, especially poetry. Today I want to tell you all about some of my favorite classic Chinese poems. Chinese poetry is so beautiful and has such a long, rich history going back thousands of years.
One of the oldest and most famous poems is called "Chu Ci" or "Songs of the South." It was written way back in around 300 BC during the Warring States period. The author's name was Qu Yuan and he was a really talented poet and politician. Unfortunately, he got exiled by the king because some mean people lied about him. While in exile, Qu Yuan wrote a bunch of sad yet beautiful poems expressing how heartbroken he felt at being forced to leave his beloved homeland.
My favorite part of "Chu Ci" is a section called "Li Sao" or "Encountering Sorrow." It starts off with Qu Yuan comparing himself to a lonely lotus flower drifting aimlessly down a river. He writes: "A beautiful person, alas! Plants a slender willow; A fresh tender heart is weary with chagrin. They pat Clean its roots, pull out its roots; They strip its branches, its leaves, its willow sprays."
Doesn't that make you feel sad just reading it? I can picture that poor little willow getting all messed up.
Later in "Li Sao," Qu Yuan describes riding on the back of a magical phoenix up into the clouds. The imagery is just so vivid and imaginative! That's one reason I love ancient Chinese poetry - the poets were masters at painting beautiful mind pictures with their words.
Another classic I really enjoy is the "Yuefu" folk songs from around 600 BC in the early Zhou Dynasty era. These poems were written by regular people, not famous scholars or philosophers. They have a simple, down-to-earth style describing everyday life back then - things like farming, celebrating festivals, missing loved ones who were travelling or at war.
My favorite Yuefu poem is called "Pounding Clothes" where a woman misses her husband who is off fighting in some faraway battle. It goes: "I pounded clothes at the great drying ground; My lord was gone on a distant campaign...I rose at dawn and ascended the path." It's just so relatable, you can really feel her sadness and worry.
Moving ahead to the Tang Dynasty from 600-900 AD, this period is considered the golden age of Chinese poetry. Two of the biggest stars were Li Bai and Du Fu. Li Bai's poems have an
almost magical, transcendental quality praising the beauty of nature. This is a little snippet from his most famous work "Drinking Alone by Moonlight":
"A cup of wine, under the flowering trees;
I drink alone, for no friend is near.
Raising my cup, I beckon the bright moon,
For he, with my shadow, will make three men."
It makes the moonlight sound like this friendly, cozy drinking companion which is a really cool visualization.
Meanwhile, Du Fu wrote very passionate, morally-driven poems about the hardships everyday people faced from war, famine and poverty during his lifetime. This is an excerpt from "A View of Tained Air":
"Ill-fated, ill-fated, this is the worst of times -
Homes are shattered by the warfare over these lands....
What use can be made of these few bits of poetry?
Only to bemoan this world so out of kilter."
Du Fu had such a powerful command of language to evoke all the suffering caused by conflict and turmoil. I get chills each time I read it.
The last classic Chinese poet I'll mention is the Tang Dynasty woman Xue Tao. Not many female writers from that era had their work preserved, so Xue Tao is pretty special. Her signature style uses really striking natural imagery and vibrant colors. Here's a sample poem by her called "Sorrow":
"Fading red lotus, green fading willows,
Once blossomed in pairs beside lapping waters.
One by one they're down-hearted and drooping,
Admired only now - for the frail patterns they paint."
Xue Tao has a way with words to depict those melancholy autumn vibes of dying flowers and changing seasons so beautifully. Her work gives a rare female perspective from long ago.
So those are some highlights from the classics of Chinese poetry spanning over 2000 years. The poems cover every human emotion - joy, grief, tranquility, turmoil. The imagery dazzles the mind and stirs the soul. While the ancient Chinese poets lived in a vastly different world than we do today, their words speak to
universal truths about life that still resonate. I hope you enjoyed this little window into the rich tradition of Chinese verse. Poetry is truly a powerful art form!。