Chinese Poetry Translations

Below you will find English language translations of Chinese poetry, mostly from the Tang Dynasty. In addition to the poems themselves, these posts include a number of useful features to contextualize the poem’s origins, subtext, and linguistic features.

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A selection of other talented translators, as well as dictionaries and wikis.