Calligraphy #5 - Poem by Zhang Zhihe

This is a calligraphy of a poem by Zhang Zhihe (Chinese: 張志和, fl. 8th century) who was a Chinese government official and Taoist scholar.

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魚歌子 【唐】張志和

西塞山前白鷺飛，
桃花流水鱖魚肥。
青箬笠，綠蓑衣，
斜風細雨不須歸。



A native of Zhinhua in Zhejiang, Zhang Zhihe was of a romantic turn of mind and especially fond of Taoist speculations. He took office under the Emperor Suzung of the Tang dynasty. He was the author of the Yuan Zhen Zi (元真子), a work on the conservation of vitality. Wikipedia.org






Chen Shidao's Poem - 十七日觀潮

See translation of this poem

(newsacai.com)

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