Duckweed in the Rain
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Summary
Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Ordinary readers who enjoy old-style poetry but do not want to be bound by strict tonal rules
- Readers interested in records of twentieth-century scholarly life and emotion
- Those who wish to dip into short poems and find reading pleasure in fragmented time
- Poetry lovers interested in ancient-style rhythm and accessible poetic expression
Not a good fit for
- Academic readers expecting systematic poetic theory or metrical instruction
- Readers who prefer modern poetry, fiction, and other contemporary forms
- Researchers requiring carefully collated annotations and detailed textual scholarship on the creative background
Reading tips
- There is no need to read straight through; select a few poems each day and stop when the mood fades, keeping the mind light.
- When you encounter a line that alludes to a classic, look up the source and appreciate the author's intent.
- Keep a pen nearby to mark lines that move you in the margin, forming a personal anthology.
- If ancient-style rhythm interests you, compare it with the rules of regulated verse and feel its freedom.
About the publisher
Universal Publishing House is a comprehensive publishing institution headquartered in the United Kingdom. It focuses on publishing Chinese-language books, primarily for overseas Chinese authors, and its range covers literary genres such as wuxia novels, mystery and suspense, and social fiction, as well as law, art, and essays. Its catalogue currently contains about 220 titles, with representative works including Ximen Ding's complete Yidao Yunyan and the Shanmao Wangsen series, along with Burden of Proof in Medical Damage Liability Disputes in the Civil Code Era and Aesthetics, Calligraphy, and Miscellaneous Notes. Other representative authors include Tuo Mingsheng, Cao Lihua, Qian Baohuai, Zi Fei, Chen Yading, Ou Zhaoping, and Cang Er. Public information is limited; based on the books in the catalogue, its publishing direction leans toward genre fiction, humanities and social sciences, legal practice, and popular art books, and it offers authors one-stop publishing services including editing, typesetting, and distribution.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 雨中的浮萍
- 前言
- 天上的那片云
- 故乡的那棵树
- 故乡
- 徘徊在花丛
- 村边的小桥
- 小鸟
- 远行
- 外祖母
- 你问我从哪里来
- 乡间小道
- 枣儿为什么这样甜
- 春夜的小雨
- 流水
- 春雪
- 难弃难舍
- 再见
- 黎明
- 辽西走廊
- 渤海湾
- 浑河的水
- 北大荒
- 我走在松花江边
- 雪
- 平原的夜晚
- 何为情
- 彩霞
- 酒
- 窗前的月亮
- 她的眼睛
- 梦
- 问候
- 月光下
- 雾
- 人生
- 情绵绵、意切切
- 伞
- 清水池边
- 永久
- 银河
- 爱情
- 蝴蝶
- 暴风雨
- 亲情
- 灯下
- 久别盼重逢
- 相思树下
- 春风
- 船
- 秋草
- 晚风
- 山
- 十字路上
- 湖水
- 网
- 路
- 小草
- 星星
- 琴弦
- 黄帝
- 颛顼帝
- 尧
- 舜
- 禹
- 盘庚
- 商纣王
- 周文王
- 姜太公
- 周武王
- 周公旦
- 周幽王
- 老子
- 孔子
- 商鞅
- 韩非子
- 庄子
- 齐桓公
- 重耳
- 苏秦
- 张仪
- 孟尝君
- 信陵君
- 平原君
- 端午怀古
- 绵山怀古
- 秦始皇
- 咏范蠡
- 西施
- 楚汉相争
- 张良
- 生查子忆荆轲
- 韩信
- 孙庞斗智
- 汉武帝
- 李广
- 苏武
- 张骞
- 司马迁
- 司马相如
- 王嫱墓
- 董仲舒
- 汉光武帝
- 曹操
- 刘备
- 孙权
- 关云长
- 周瑜
- 张飞
- 赵子龙
- 蔡文姬
- 陶渊明
- 曹植
- 竹林七贤
- 建安七子
- 诸葛亮
- 谢灵运
- 华佗
- 张仲景
- 张衡
- 李煜
- 杨坚
- 祖冲之
- 唐太宗
- 魏征
- 李白
- 王昌龄
- 杜甫
- 白居易
- 王维
- 张继
- 杜牧
- 唐宋八大家
- 李商隐
- 岳飞
- 包拯
- 苏东坡
- 王安石
- 辛弃疾
- 李清照
- 文天祥
- 柳永
- 陆游
- 王羲之
- 成吉思汗
- 元好问
- 赵孟頫
- 关汉卿
- 刘基
- 郑和
- 罗贯中
- 初唐四杰
- 岗南水库
- 北戴河观海
- 登泰山
- 夜海航行
- 孟姜女庙
- 观泰山
- 老龙头
- 锦州遇雨
- 大连游
- 营口
- 苍岩山
- 抱犊寨
- 观湖
- 杨絮飞
- 住高楼
- 日暮观雀
- 莽莽太行
- 无量观月
- 游沈园
- 诗经
- 放风筝
- 深入改革
- 花开烂漫
- 留住春风永不走
- 新农村
- 改革路上送春风
- 市场花开
- 洒水车
- 浇地
- 收割
- 春雪
- 槐花
- 封龙山
- 游天
- 山海关
- 南京长江
- 岳王庙
- 西湖
- 灵隐寺
- 太原
- 冬闲
- 高楼颂
- 地球月球已通航
- 儿歌二首
- 沈阳故宫
- 回沈阳
- 龙口
- 苏州城
- 题寒山寺通
- 题报恩寺
- 上海行
- 金茂大厦
- 狮子林
- 夜游黄浦江
- 城隍庙
- 秦淮怀古
- 游玄武湖
- 苏州街中行
- 金陵
- 洱海早晨
- 鸭绿江
- 边城丹东
- 朝鲜新义州
- 坐火车去丹东
- 梦
- 吾庐
- 咏家
- 千山行
- 进山
- 观日
- 无量观
- 去菜园
- 春播
- 种豆
- 劳动
- 望收
- 享受
- 乐趣
- 桃树
- 杏树
- 石榴树
- 梨树
- 枣树
- 柳树
- 杨树
- 梧桐
- 观景
- 石家庄颂
- 咏梅
- 兰花
- 咏竹
- 咏菊
- 望天
- 相见难
- 世态画像
- 晨日
- 秋日
- 只单吟
- 春日
- 春雨
- 树高多悲风
- 夜
- 劳作观天
- 笑
- 苦
- 福
- 沁园春·祖国山河
- 汉宫春
- 卜算子·兰草
- 梦·蝶恋花
- 点绛唇·暴雨
- 鹊桥仙·夜思
- 风入松·夜雨
- 木兰花·种菜
- 虞美人·人生
- 清平乐·惜春
- 鹧鸪天·坝上行
- 西江月·夜
- 水调歌头
- 水调歌头·陕西游
- 定风波·悲秋
- 清平乐·喜秋
- 少年游
- 如梦令·夏夜
- 望江南·秋景
- 长相思·登彩虹
- 浣溪纱·钓鱼
- 点绛唇·秋尾
- 浣溪纱·国庆
- 新归去来辞·赋
- 风雨行·鼓词
- 甄为民·鼓词
- 两败俱伤·鼓词
- 汉乐府
- 杜甫
- 白居易
- 曹植
- 徐茂公
- 沈阳北陵
- 沈阳东陵
- 明孝陵
- 中山陵
- 总统府
- 咏王雪涛
- 咏刘海粟画
- 咏范曾
- 咏李白
- 咏蒋兆和
- 咏黄胄少女画
- 咏陶冷月山水画
- 咏赵望云村景画
- 咏齐白石画
- 咏钱松喦南湖春晓
- 生查子·易水怀古
- 霜叶飞·重阳节
- 燕赵行吟
- 春江花月夜
- 明月思
- 真言颂
- 月下协奏曲
- 行路难
- 游天吟
- 长相思
- 白毛风
- 心灵伤
- 学习班
- 住山中
- 夜半雨中行
- 朋友
- 洮南游记
- 战村西
- 忆鼓书艺人刘四卫
- 忆同学
- 劝世吟
- 忆王昭君
- 弹铗歌
- 信陵君
- 民间传说
- 游衡水湖
- 蓬莱游
- 秦淮河歌
- 登楼对月歌
- 无腿植树翁
- 观树上鹊巢有感
- 继承与发扬
- 老槐树的歌
- 赋系列
- 灵隐子的梦
- 后记
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About the author
Zhang Bingshui is an author about whom little public information is available. The only confirmed work is Rainy Duckweed, which is classified as literature. Since details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, education, and writing career have not been clearly recorded, it is difficult to outline a personal biography, and only a brief introduction based on existing clues is possible. The title Rainy Duckweed carries a clear lyrical and symbolic quality, evoking themes of drifting, gathering and parting, and the turns of fate, and it suggests writing that may lean toward delicate emotional expression and close observation of everyday life. Judged by its common classification, the work belongs to literary creation and may be regarded as a small sample within contemporary Chinese literature. Given the limited material, it would be unwise to make excessive inferences about the author's stylistic roots or social influence; a more reliable approach is to focus on the work itself, to sense its language and emotional tone through reading Rainy Duckweed, and to look forward to more public information about Zhang Bingshui in the future.
