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Chinese New Year Poems
Ancient poems to welcome in Chinese New Year
1. ‘What Will the New Year Bring?’ by Tang Dynasty poet Cui Tu, born ca. 854
The road to Ba is a long, long way
Still, I make this perilous journey of ten thousand li
In the melting snow beneath jagged mountains at night
A stranger in a strange land
Alone, gradually growing distant from family and friends
And closer instead to my companions
How does one bear moving from place to place,
What will the New Year bring?
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2. ‘New Year’s Eve Snow’ by Song Dynasty poet Lu You, 1125-1209
At midnight, the north wind brought a heavy snow; the snow that was given to us by the gods just arrived on New Year’s Eve, which showed the harvest of the coming year.
Hold the glass of the half-baked Tusu wine, it has no time to celebrate the New Year, and I should use the grass to write the peach symbol of the spring on snow.
Good to know:
Tusu wine was medical liquor in the old days, and was infused with Chinese herbs and then placed in a thatched cottage that was decorated with an herb named Tusu, hence the name of this wine. Its functions were driving out the chill and protecting from plague and epidemic.
3. ‘Chinese New Year’ by Song Dynasty poet Wang Anshi, 1021-1086
The old year has passed in the sound of firecrackers, and the Tusu wine is enjoyed with a warm spring breeze.
The rising sun shines on thousands of households, and the old peach symbols are removed and replaced with new peach symbols.
4. ‘Light Rain in Early Spring’ by Tang Dynasty poet Han Yu, 768-824
The rain, like [a sheen of] oil on Heaven street, falls lightly,
though one sees the color of grass from afar, if one looks closely it is not really there.
The most beautiful spring scene of the whole year is this very one,
far better than the willows that hang everywhere over the city.
Chinese New Year 2023
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/special-report/chinese-new-year/
Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is the most important festival in China and a major event in some other East Asian countries.
Chinese New Year is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar. It was traditionally a time to honor deities and ancestors, and it has also become a time to feast and visit family members.
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When Is Chinese New Year 2023?
Chinese New Year 2023 will fall on Sunday, January 22nd, 2023.
The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by the Chinese lunar calendar. The date changes every year but is always somewhere in the period from January 21st to February 20th. Read more on Chinese New Year dates from 2023 to 2030.
Each Chinese year is associated with an animal sign according to the Chinese zodiac cycle. 2023 is the year of the Rabbit, specifically, Water Rabbit. The sign of Rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture. 2023 is predicted to be a year of hope.
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