The Beauty of Chinese Poetry

Chinese poetry is considered to be some of the most beautiful poetry in the world. In the poem In Early spend Lodging in a tabernacle to Enjoy the Moonlight by Po Chu-I the authors use of reputation, the city of Chang-an, and his friendship with the others that join him is genuinely a symbol of equaliser from Chinese culture. In this poem Po Chu-I discusses the destruction of beauty and the loss connection with its boundaries. His use of words paints a find of a beautiful scene that would capture the imagination of any reviewer. Is Po Chu-Is poem a invite reflection of Taoisms views of balance?In this poem Po Chu-I uses nature to reflect the beauty that is missing in the city that he and his friends now live in. In one event, When the wind has stolen the shadows of sweet leaves and birds linger on the last boughs the bloom the authors use of nature allow the reader to know that it is early summer when him and his friends go on this journey outside of the city. Also, another example, And the South-East was still clothed in red the authors use of words along with nature allows the reader to know that it is sunset.With simple use of nature the author has let you know where this takes place, what time of year it is and time of day. Po Chu-I use of nature is a to a lower placelying element of this poem and shows the beauty of nature to the reader. In the city of Chang-an the author and his friends have been trying to get rich and have decided to take a break and leave the city and go to the temple of Tao. In this poem the city represents the destruction of nature and a place where they feel unfulfilled. One example of this is In Chang-an, the place of profit and fame, Such moods as this, how many men know? The author refers to this as a comparison of the city to the beauty of the nature that has been destroyed by the city life. Po Chu-I used the city as the opposite of nature, he even explains how the city is separated from the nature with a gate. Chang-a n is a symbol of the unfulfilled happiness that the author and his friends are feeling by living in the city. The friendships that Po Chu-I show in this poem are clear to the reader.Till day broke we sat in her clear light laughing and singing, and yet ever grew tired is a good example of the authors friendships that he has and how they all traveled out into nature to sing and dance under the moonlight. It shows the connection that the author and his friends share with one another. A resembling example To the western cloister we carried our jar of wine while we waited for the moon, out cups moved slow The author and his friends all share this common bond of cosmos unfulfilled living in the city, and all travel outside of the city to bask in nature, share a drink or two, and dance under the moonlight. This is an example of nature and the city being connected by the authors friendships.In the poem In Early Summer Lodging in a Temple to Enjoy the Moonlight Po Chu-I used many techniqu es to connect the ideas of Taoism into his poem. He incorporated nature, friendship, and the city of Chang-an. All of these techniques helped to create a poem that not simply appeals to the imagination of the reader but also the complex problems of feeling unfulfilled with a disconnection with nature. Po Chu-I used all these techniques and created a perfect balance between nature, city living, and friendship. This conveys the balance that is taught in Taoism in Chinese culture.