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Li Yu

李煜. Li Yu. 李煜. 李煜 (937 年 -978 年 ) was the third and last emperor of South Tang. He was a very talented poet, scholar, painter and calligrapher.

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Li Yu

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  1. 李煜 Li Yu

  2. 李煜 • 李煜(937年-978年) was the third and last emperor of South Tang. • He was a very talented poet, scholar, painter and calligrapher. • He was captured by the Song Emperor and imprisoned for years. This painful and shameful experience gave him so much to write about. Later on, he was poisoned by the emperor. • His famous poem is still known by every educated Chinese.

  3. Li Yu’s Most Famous Poem (translation 1) When will there be no more moon and spring flowersFor me who had so many memorable hours?My attic which last night in vernal wind did standReminds cruelly of the lost moonlit land.Carved balustrades and marble steps must still be there,But rosy faces cannot be as fair.If you ask me how much my sorrow has increased,Just see the overbrimming river flowing east!

  4. Li Yu’s Most Famous Poem • 春花秋月何时了，往事知多少？ 小楼昨夜又东风，故国不堪回首月明中。 雕阑玉砌应犹在，只是朱颜改。 问君能有儿多愁，恰似一江春水向东流。

  5. Li Yu’s Most Famous Poem (translation 2) • Spring flowers and autumn moon--when will they be ended? How many past events can we tell? The east wind blew through my small lodge again last night. The old country, bathed in a bright moon, Is an overwhelming sight! Those carved balustrades, those marble terraces--- They should still be there, Only the rosy cheeks have faded. How much sorrow, pray, can a person carry? Like the spring torrent flowing eastward, without tarry！

  6. He liked women with small feet; since then, Chinese women started to wrap their feet at very young age to make them stop growing. This cruel tradition lasted for more than 1,000 years and disappeared only less than 100 years ago.

  7. Small Feet

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