Friday, January 12, 2018

After Visiting Zhuge Liang's Shrine Comments

Rating: 5.0

Through the ages, in collections of literati works
Anyone who made a trip to Chengdu
Would leave a poem about Zhuge Liang's shrine.
The 2017 "Chengdu International Poetry Week"
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Denis Mair
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Cigeng Zhang 04 April 2018

A worthwhile trip. You mentioned the heroic figures during the ancient period of the Three Kingdoms that reminded us of the very classical history and story. I liked this part: : “From human to divine to human/it was all an aesthetic process”. From a secular point of view, the heroes were endowed with divine powers. But they were human after all who needed to think about the right and wrong. Your Chinese writing is really good. Much enjoyed.

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Feipeng Shang 14 January 2018

She stressed Zhuge's loyalty - sounds familiar, and it's still a sad reality. Nice to know you enjoyed staring at the pretty guide ;)

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tom billsborough 14 January 2018

Humanism restored! A very fine poem, Denis. I must confess I once ended up with a German Speaking guide during a tour of a Mosel castle. My German is somewhat ropey but she was quite stunning, by way of compensation. So I was very amused by your reference to the pretty guide!

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Kumarmani Mahakul 12 January 2018

A man straddles the line between human and divine. This poem is amazing and very brilliantly penned.10

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