Poetry Gallery - Chinese Poems

Read 317 classical Chinese poems with English translations, illustrations and Mandarin audio. Poetry Gallery brings the original and translation together, with reading guides and offline access to every poem, image and recording. See the scene behind the words Read on warm, paper-inspired pages, turn from one poem to the next, and pause over an illustration or a line that stays with you. Find your own way through the collection Follow four editorial reading stages, from an easy introduction to deeper reading. Browse by poet, theme or poetic form, or search for a favorite. Poems from different dynasties share one reading path; the stages are not school grade levels. Read across languages Choose an interface in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese. English, Japanese and Korean translations and guides cover the full collection. Switch between the Chinese…