Ji Ling Tai, No. 1 (集灵台·其一) — Zhang Hu
A free printable Chinese handwriting worksheet for Zhang Hu's Tang dynasty poem "Ji Ling Tai, No. 1 (集灵台·其一)", with pinyin, stroke-order guides, and Chinese writing practice grids.
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Original Poem
日光斜照集灵台，红树花迎晓露开。
昨夜上皇新授箓，太真含笑入帘来。
Pinyin
rì guāng xié zhào jí líng tái， hóng shù huā yíng xiǎo lù kāi。
zuó yè shàng huáng xīn shòu lù， tài zhēn hán xiào rù lián lái。
English Meaning
The morning sun slants across the Jiling Terrace; red trees greet the dawn dew in bloom. Last night the Retired Emperor received new Daoist registers, and Taizhen came smiling through the curtain.
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About the Poem
A satire by Zhang Hu on Emperor Xuanzong's late-reign favoritism: Daoist honors are conferred at the court's Jiling Terrace while Lady Yang (Taizhen) enters as though empress.
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