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i enjoy all of your videos, especially the long ones. you are an excellent teacher!

This video is rather long. The historical background of the characters in this poem is the key to have a good understanding of them. It also makes sense why they were selected by Du Fu given the historical context and the way they acted. I would love to hear what you think of these characters and the meaning of this poem.

I will watch this on break at work. Then, at a later time, I will watch it with my plum wine. Maybe, it is better because, this way, I cannot make inappropriate jokes during the live chat because of the wine.

Thank you very much for this poem analysis!

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This was such illuminating discourse! I so very much enjoy your presentations and how you introduce Chinese culture to the English-speaking world. Thank you for your incredible work! ❤

I found this video to be enlightening and delightful. Thank you again, Dr Gao.😊

I think it is a satire about the General. Thanks for the video ❤

Here is a rather unusual poem by Du Fu. Some scholars believe it was dedicated to a general; and rather than a straight forward compliment for the general, they believe it was a satire attacking the general! Others believe it was a compliment to a musician!! You can make your own judgement based on the arguments I presented here. I would love to hear from you after you watched this video!! There is also a bit noise in the background of this video. It just happened it was a very windy day when I was recording this video. My house was shaking a bit making the noise. I tried my best to minimise the noise but you can still hear it occasionally. Hope it won't affect you enjoying this video!! Looking forward to hearing from you!! 🤩🤩😅😅

Is the phrase in common use today? I have not yet come across it yet but then I am still at a very basic level. I will ask our teacher, who is from Henan, about his tai shan.

Thank you, Dr Gao, for this very interesting and enjoyable video.

I am really enjoying catching up on your past Tao videos ❤

Woho😍😍! Thank you so much for taking the extra time to prepare this wonderful video about one of my favorite topics❤‍🔥Love❤‍🔥it❤‍🔥!!! And thanks for send us off with this nice and inspiring ending - - the Dao of heaven and earth is to balance things out🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏Yes🦋

Dr Gao, that sounds like a nice idea. I just wanted to mention that there is a work titled ‘Nineteen Ways Of Looking At Wang Wei’ (1987) which considers a single poem of Wang Wei and the manner in which various poets and scholars chose to render it. I also wanted to mention an interesting commentary made by the renowned cellist, Rene Schiffer, which looks at Wang Wei’s sublime ‘Wheel Rim (Wang) River Collection; the numerous translations and issues surrounding them. I think he has some good insights. It’s also worth noting that even those who try to read Wang Wei in classical Chinese are“translating” him in the sense of how his poems SOUND, since they may read like a painting, but T’ang Chinese is nothing like modern Mandarin. Maybe you can speak about the role of rhyme, balance of tone, and impact of losing those explosive sounds like [t] and [p] on the overall poetic quality of Wang Wei. Afterall, it is a poem and not a painting. Schiffer’s blog can be found here if you are interested: www.duchiffre.com/blog/2020/10/16/-wang-weis-wang-river-cycle Thank you for your ongoing efforts, Wang Wei is sublime.

This is a very interesting video, thanks for sharing. I enjoy learning about history and daily customs of China. ❤❤❤

Thank you Dr Gao, we need more ppl like you and Benebell Wen. I am grateful for both of you❤

Do you think the giant panda is a good symbol for judgement?

This presentation was delightful. I can’t believe it is free. Dr Gao, you are contributing a great offering to the internet. You deserve the highest commendation.

Line 4 is inspiring. I don’t recall hearing similar stories in western history. Did I miss something? Thank you, Dr Gao, for the inspiring story.

Line 2 is an excellent example of how much I benefit from your research. Certainly the earlier version makes sense. Thank you Dr Gao!

I can’t wait for the 10 wings videos. I hope they are 10 hours long!!!!!!!!

A great video, very informative. I am a big fan of Benebell Wen's book. I enjoy studying the IChing. Thank you Dr. Gao. Thank you Benebell Wen. ❤

Thank you for another great lesson❤

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I am very happy I am able to upload this video on time! It is a lot of work!! But it is also satisfying that I learned so much while doing research on the topic!!😀😀😅 I hope you all enjoy this video!

Hi, I have a unique Wucai /Ming ink water holder, it is the only one and must be very important to chinese history. I am not an expert, mt late father a seaman for 18 years left this to me a long time ago, it's been wrapped up under my bed since, I would like it to now be seen by the world in your museum. If you want more pics please let me know,, you can easily see this is ming or earlier due to bubbling in the paint yet still very smooth, the blue tone in the glaze and the heavy weight .such an amazing magical item. Thank you

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Very interesting video🙂

Looks to me like Confucianists value good administration more than good politics. Could this be the reason for the many dynasty downfalls and rebellions in Chinese history?