5 Must-Know Ancient Chinese Poems

What are the most famous Chinese poems? There are so many…really!

Writing on the Wall of Xi Lin Temple, by Su Dongpo
Writing on the Wall of Xi Lin Temple, by Su Dongpo.

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In this post, let me tell you the names of my 5 favorite ancient Chinese poems that are famous all over China.

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5 Must-Know Chinese Poems

  1. Thoughts in A quiet Night, by Li Bai: Jing Ye Si (静夜思, Jìngyè sī)
  2. Farewell to Wang Lun, by Li Bai: Zeng Wang Lun (赠汪伦)
  3. Gazing the Mountain, by Du Fu – Wang Yue (望岳)
  4. Sympathy to the Farmers by Li Shen – Min Nong (悯农)
  5. Writing on the Wall of Xi Lin Temple, by Su Dongpo – Ti Xi Lin Si Bi (题西林寺壁)

I don’t have words to tell you how famous these poems are. Well, all these poems are part of the Chinese textbook.

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If you are learning Chinese, you should know these poems them well.