月、靜夜|mOON, qUIET nIGHT

月、靜夜|mOON, qUIET nIGHT

雖然我們都是看著同一個月亮,卻很遙遠⋯⋯
Although we are looking at the same mOON, it’s far away……

李白(七零一年至七六二年,唐代著名詩人及對日後華夏文藝有著深遠影響)-《靜夜思》:
Li Bai (701-762, Tang Dynasty’s famous poet who had a profound impact on future Great Chinese literature and art) – “ Quiet night thoughts”:

牀前明月光,疑是地上霜。
舉頭望明月,低頭思故鄉。
Moon shines at the front of bed,
Seems like frosting on the land.
Raise head and see bright moon,
Bow head and think of home.

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固、直、空、貞|tOUGH, sTRAIGHT, hOLLOW, fAITHFUL

固、直、空、貞|tOUGH, sTRAIGHT, hOLLOW, fAITHFUL

自古,竹子已常常被人們比喻成君子。
Bamboo has always been likened to real man by people since ancient times.

白居易(七七二年至八四六年 ,唐代著名詩人、
文學家及政府官員)-《養竹記》首段:
Bai Juyi (772-846, famous Tang Dynasty poet, 
litterateur and government official) – first paragraph of “Story of planting bamboo”:

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竹似賢,何哉?
Bamboo is like sage, why?

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