Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture
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"Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture" is a poem by 8th-century Chinese poet Du Fu. The full title of this poem is Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture, A Song Submitted to Supervisor Zheng and Advisor Li, in One Hun
There are no contemporaneous portraits of Du Fu; this is a later artist's impression.
Kuimen (夔門/夔门): the "Gateway of Kuizhou", Qutang Gorge (formerly Kui Gorge, or 夔峡, Kuixia), along the Yangzi River.
Imaginary tour through Xiao-xiang. Song dynasty painting.
Xiaoxiang poetry
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Xiaoxiang poetry is one of the Classical Chinese poetry genres, one which has been practiced for over a thousand years. It is a poetry of scenic wonders, a poetry of officials exiled for their views a
Autumn Day in Kui Prefecture
…by the Han dynasty: during this time, it was known as "Baidi", or "White Emperor", in English, and later Chinese poetry has used this as a metonymn. Xiaoxiang poetry is one of the Classical Chinese poetry genres, one practiced for over a thousand years. It is a poetry of scenic wonders, a poetry of officials exiled…
Xiaoxiang view painted about 1250. Attributed to Muqi Fachang.
Xia Gui (Song dynastic era) – "Mountain Market- Clear with Rising Mist", one of the 8 scenarios.