{"id":3454,"date":"2016-03-21T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T01:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3454"},"modified":"2016-03-20T09:29:17","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T01:29:17","slug":"jenne-on-chinas-literary-lushes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3454","title":{"rendered":"Jenne on China’s Literary Lushes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Literary<\/a>Jeremiah Jenne at the beijinger writes about “China\u2019s Ancient Poets and Writers Liked Their Drink<\/a>“:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThey feast and drink merrily despite no accompaniment of strings or flutes. When somebody wins a game or a match of chess, they mark up their scores with drink and raise a cheerful din sitting or standing. The guests are enjoying themselves. In their midst sits an elderly man with white hair, totally relaxed and at ease. That is the governor, already half drunk…The governor can share his enjoyment with others when he is in his cups, and sober again can write an essay about it. Who is this governor? He is Ouyang Xiu.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In addition to Ouyang Xiu \u6b50\u967d\u4fee, the article mentions Confucius \u5b54\u5b50, Li Bai \u674e\u767d, Du Fu \u675c\u752b, and Lu Xun’s Kong Yiji \u5b54\u4e59\u5df1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jeremiah Jenne at the beijinger writes about “China\u2019s Ancient Poets and Writers Liked Their Drink“:   \u201cThey feast and drink merrily despite no accompaniment of strings or flutes. 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