Jin Gu Yuan (金谷园)Du Mu

A free printable Chinese handwriting worksheet for Du Mu's Tang dynasty poem "Jin Gu Yuan (金谷园)", with pinyin, stroke-order guides, and Chinese writing practice grids.

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Full text · 原文

Original Poem

繁华事散逐香尘,流水无情草自春。

日暮东风怨啼鸟,落花犹似坠楼人。

Pinyin · 拼音

Pinyin

fán huá shì sàn zhú xiāng chén, liú shuǐ wú qíng cǎo zì chūn。

rì mù dōng fēng yuàn tí niǎo, luò huā yóu sì zhuì lóu rén。

English translation

English Meaning

The splendor of the past has scattered with the fragrant dust; the stream flows unmoved and the grass springs green on its own. At dusk the east wind vexes the crying birds — falling blossoms like the girl who leapt from the tower.

Words & phrases

Key Vocabulary

Each term links to its word page with more readings and examples.

ChinesePinyinMeaning
繁华fán huáflourishing
流水liú shuǐrunning water
无情wú qíngpitiless
东风dōng fēngeasterly wind
坠楼zhuì lóuto fall off or jump off a building
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Every character page has a stroke-order animation, step-by-step breakdown, and common words.

Tang Poems

About the Poem

A quatrain by Du Mu (803–852) at the ruined Golden Valley Garden, where Shi Chong's concubine Lüzhu once threw herself from a tower rather than surrender to his rival. Each falling petal recalls her fall.

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