White Wild Goose
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Summary
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- General readers who enjoy classical poetry and wish to broaden their reading of object-praising works
- Language learners who need short poetic texts for recitation practice
- Lovers of classical literature interested in the Bashu Publishing House edition
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting long narratives or complex plots
- Researchers requiring detailed annotations and scholarly textual criticism
Reading tips
- First read the whole poem to grasp the white goose imagery and overall mood, then read closely line by line for word choice.
- Read it alongside other object-praising poems to appreciate the common technique of expressing feelings through objects.
- Pay attention to rhythm and pauses when reciting to feel the beauty of sound in short poetry.
About the publisher
Bashu Publishing House is a publisher centered on collating and publishing classical Chinese cultural texts, with its main publishing areas covering classical literature, Eastern philosophy, ancient poetry, and educational classics. Its library currently holds 1,075 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber, the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering, Renjian Cihua, and Out to the Frontier, involving authors such as Cao Xueqin, Wang Xizhi, Wang Guowei, Wang Changling, Liu Xie, and Yan Yu. These reflect the publisher's focus on literary classics, poetry criticism, and philosophical readings. Its publishing character lies in working around ancient texts and canonical works, with attention to textual collation and presentation. Public information on its more detailed publishing background and series plans is limited; this introduction is based only on the library's book information.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 后唐宗庙乐舞辞 崔居俭
- 春社从李昉乞酒 李涛1
- 句 李涛1
- 灵溪老松歌 卢士衡
- 游灵溪观 卢士衡
- 寄天台道友 卢士衡
- 花落 卢士衡
- 钟陵铁柱 卢士衡
- 僧房听雨 卢士衡
- 题牡丹 卢士衡
- 祖龙词 熊皦
- 谪居海上 熊皦
- 冬日原居酬光上人见访 熊皎
- 早梅 熊皎
- 怀三茅道友 熊皎
- 赠胥尊师 熊皎
- 句 熊皎
- 塞上 赵延寿
- 棋 高辇
- 句 高辇
- 与李专美 韩昭裔
- 题龙窝洞 张仁溥
- 留题座主和凝旧阁 李瀚1
- 题家园 杨昭俭
- 书从事厅屏上 刘坦
- 题施璘画竹图 韦遵
- 卷七百三十八
- 陪游凤凰台献诗 宋齐丘
- 赠仰山慧度禅师 宋齐丘
- 陪华林园试小妓羯鼓 宋齐丘
- 句 宋齐丘
- 早朝 冯延巳
- 句 冯延巳
- 感怀诗二章（奉使中原署馆壁） 韩熙载
- 溧水无相寺赠僧 韩熙载
- 书歌妓泥金带 韩熙载
- 送徐铉流舒州（时铉弟锴亦贬乌江尉，亲友临江相送） 韩熙载
- 句 韩熙载
- 登祝融峰 李徵古
- 七岁吟 潘佑
- 送许处士坚往茅山 潘佑
- 送人往宣城 潘佑
- 失题 潘佑
- 句 潘佑
- 寄孟宾于 李昉
- 送孟宾于 马致恭
- 奉和圣制元日大雪登楼 张义方
- 卷七百三十九
- 中酒寄刘行军 李建勋
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Anonymous is not a real personal name but a general Chinese designation for authors whose names are unknown, lost, or unsigned. Neither nationality nor dates of birth and death can be verified, and available public information is limited, so the works attributed to this name are the only basis for description. The collection holds 2,078 works under Anonymous, spanning medicine, classics, historical readings, ancient poetry, classical literature, and philosophy. Representative works include The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Lingshu, Mencius, The Book of Documents, Nineteen Old Poems, Complete Song Ci, and The Peacock Flies Southeast. Most of these works took shape through long transmission and editing, emerging either from collective folk creation or from authors whose names were lost over time. In ancient China, the Book of Songs, the Great Learning, and many popular storybooks and plays were signed Anonymous because their authors could not be traced. Anonymous works cross the classics, histories, philosophical writings, medical texts, and poetry; their subjects are broad, and their styles vary from archaic simplicity to clear naturalness, making them important and influential sources for understanding ancient Chinese thought, medicine, and literature.
