Li Zhou Nan Du (利州南渡) — Wen Tingyun
A free printable Chinese handwriting worksheet for Wen Tingyun's Tang dynasty poem "Li Zhou Nan Du (利州南渡)", with pinyin, stroke-order guides, and Chinese writing practice grids.
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Original Poem
澹然空水对斜晖，曲岛苍茫接翠微。
波上马嘶看棹去，柳边人歇待船归。
数丛沙草群鸥散，万顷江田一鹭飞。
谁解乘舟寻范蠡，五湖烟水独忘机。
Pinyin
dàn rán kōng shuǐ duì xié huī， qǔ dǎo cāng máng jiē cuì wēi。
bō shàng mǎ sī kàn zhào qù， liǔ biān rén xiē dài chuán guī。
shù cóng shā cǎo qún ōu sàn， wàn qǐng jiāng tián yī lù fēi。
shuí jiě chéng zhōu xún fàn lí， wǔ hú yān shuǐ dú wàng jī。
English Meaning
Still water faces the slanting light; curving isles blur into green hills. Over the waves a horse neighs as the ferry pushes off; by the willows travelers rest, waiting for boats. Sand-grass flushes flocks of gulls; over wide river fields a single egret flies. Who understands the wish to board a boat like Fan Li — to forget all schemes in the misty waters of the five lakes?
Key Vocabulary
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Practice the Characters
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About the Poem
A river-crossing scene by Wen Tingyun at Lizhou. The busy ferry ends in a dream of Fan Li, the statesman who sailed away after his triumph — withdrawal as the answer to a restless age.
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