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[verb_impulsion]

長恨歌 白居易

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[wren08]

???

[verb_impulsion]

LOL :D I assume you don't have Chinese display. It's a poem about the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and his favourite consort, Yang Yuhuan. She was said to be the one who brought the Tang Dynasty to its knees, and it's a really sad poem, both melancholy and sorrowful, about the relationship between the emperor and Yang. She is considered one of the four great beauties of China, and her wikipedia page is here : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Yuhuan

I found a translation of the poem online, so I'll post it up :D

[wren08]

I spent about an hour reading up on her... she sounds quite facinating.

[verb_impulsion]

*nods* She is a very interesting character in the Chinese psyche.

[verb_impulsion]

Oh yeah, and as far as I know, she was forced to commit suicide by the emperor's last remaining soldiers, because they believed that it was her who ruined the empire, but of course, he loved her a lot and yeah. She's a bit Elvis-like, there ware rumors that she escaped the suicide thing and grew to be old somewhere.