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Cao Cao was an accomplished poet, as were his sons Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.Cao Cao was also a patron of poets such as Xu Gan. [1] Of Cao Cao's works, only a remnant remain today. His verses, unpretentious yet profound, helped to reshape the poetic style of his time and beyond, eventually contributing to the poetry styles associated with Tang dynasty poetr
Cao Cao holds a feast on the Bronze Bird Terrace, in chapter 56 of the illustrated 1591 edition of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel. The Bronze Bird Terrace (traditional Chinese: 銅雀臺; simplified Chinese: 铜雀台; pinyin: Tóngquètái) was an iconic structure in the city of Ye built in AD 210 by Cao Cao, the prominent warlord of the late Eastern Han dynasty.
His father, Cao Song, served as the Grand Commandant during the reign of Emperor Ling (r. 168–189), buying his way into high government office for an exorbitant sum, and serving less than half a year. [6] Cao Song was a foster son of Cao Teng, a eunuch who served as a Central Regular Attendant and the Empress's Chamberlain under Emperor Huan (r.
Cliffs along California’s northernmost coast have been eroding faster than the more populated bluffs of Southern California — one of many conclusions highlighted in a new map and study that ...
Statue of Su Dongpo near the hill he alluded to being the site of the battle, in present-day Huanggang, Hubei [1]. The "Former Ode on the Red Cliffs" (Chinese: 前赤壁赋; pinyin: qián chìbì fù) is a piece of writing written by the Chinese poet Su Shi in 1082, describing a trip that Su Shi took with his friends on the Yangtze River, which took them past the purported site of the Battle ...
Cao Cao, Chancellor of the Eastern Han dynasty, was described to be interested in having the two sisters, to the point that his intentions were evident in his son's poem "Ode to the Bronze Sparrow Platform" (銅雀臺賦); consequently leading Zhou Yu of Jiangdong to go to war with Cao Cao.
I learned that Langston Hughes wrote a poem about Black voters in Miami while researching a story six years ago. In “The Ballad of Sam Solomon,” Hughes documents how Overtown resident Samuel B ...
In a song lyric video first uploaded to YouTube in 2012, commenters — some as recent as within the past year — shared their awe at the perceived relevance of the anthem.