Selected Poems of Wang Wei

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1. 01Full text
2. 02Volume One: Ancient Poems
3. 03Composed in Obedience to the Imperial Decree: A Song for the Festival of Heavenly Longevity, When Gifts Were Bestowed upon the Chief Ministers
4. 04Song of Ascending the Tower
5. 05Song of Two Yellow Swans: A Farewell
6. 06Presented to Secretary Xu: A Song Gazing toward Mount Zhongnan
7. 07Two Songs Bidding Farewell to a Friend Returning to the Mountains
8. 08Two Songs for the Shrine of the Goddess of Mount Yu
9. 09The Whirlpool of the White Soft-Shelled Turtle
10. 10In Thanks to the Gentlemen Who Came to Visit
11. 11Volume Two: Ancient Poems
12. 12Five Songs of Funan
13. 13Song of the Army
14. 14Song of Longxi
15. 15Song of Early Spring
16. 16Presented to Pei Di
17. 17Poem Written at the Melon Garden, with Preface
18. 18Matching a Poem of Twenty Rhymes by Censor Lu and Secretariat Attendant Wei on the Eastern Mountain Estate
19. 19Matching a Poem by the Governor's Fifth Son: Gazing into the Distance from the Western Tower and Longing for Home
20. 20In Reply to the Lay Buddhist Li: Written at Xichuan
21. 21Sent to Prefect Wei Zhi
22. 22Written in the Garden and Sent to My Younger Brother Dan
23. 23Presented to My Younger Cousin Qiu, an Assistant Director in the Treasury
24. 24Impromptu Verses Presented at a Gathering to Xue Qu and Murong Sun
25. 25Presented to Li Qi
26. 26Presented to Liu of Lantian
27. 27Presented to Fang Guan of Lushi
28. 28Presented to Zu San Yong
29. 29Written in a Bamboo Pavilion on a Spring Night, Presented to Assistant Magistrate Qian Returning to Lantian
30. 30In Reply to Wang Wei's Spring-Night Farewell at the Bamboo Pavilion
31. 31Three Playful Poems Presented to My Younger Brother Zhang Five
32. 32At Huazhou, Gazing across the River toward Liyang and Remembering Ding San Yu
33. 33Sitting Alone on an Autumn Night, Remembering My Younger Cousin Cui Xingzong
34. 34Presented to Pei Di the Tenth
35. 35Mount Hua
36. 36Volume Three: Ancient Poems
37. 37Presented to Lay Buddhist Hu During His Illness, Together with a Gift of Rice
38. 38Two Poems Sent to Lay Buddhist Hu While We Were Both Ill, Also Shown to Fellow Students
39. 39The Stone Gate Monastery in the Lantian Mountains
40. 40The Green Stream
41. 41Cui Jizhong of Puyang: Delight in the Mountains before His Home
42. 42My Country Estate at Mount Zhongnan
43. 43The Mountain Dwelling of Recluse Li
44. 44The Mountain Dwelling of Vice Minister Wei
45. 45Presented to Farmer Ding
46. 46Farmhouse on the Wei River
47. 47Springtime Work in the Fields
48. 48Visiting the Home of Li Yi
49. 49Offering a Meal to the Monk of Fufu Mountain
50. 50Visiting the Venerable Xuan, with Preface
51. 51Sending Prefect Li to Take Office in Wei Commandery
52. 52Sending Prefect Kang on His Way
53. 53Sending Off Official Lu
54. 54Sending Prefect Yuwen to Xuancheng
55. 55Sending Off Editor Qimu, Who Has Resigned His Office and Is Returning East of the Yangtze
56. 56Sending My Sixth Maternal Uncle Back to Luhun
57. 57Farewell to Qiu Wei
58. 58Farewell
59. 59Volume Four: Ancient Poems
60. 60Sending Zhang Five Back to the Mountains
61. 61Sending Zu San Off at Qizhou
62. 62Sending Prefect Miao to Jinyun
63. 63Sending My Younger Cousin Fan to Travel in Huainan
64. 64Sending Off Quan Two
65. 65Written at a Gathering for My Younger Brother Gao Dan, Returning to Linhuai
66. 66Farewell
67. 67Sending Zhang, a Palace Attendant, to Assist in Jiangzhou: A Poem of Ten Rhymes, Together with Xue Ju
68. 68Sending Grand Secretary Wei to Serve as Regent of the Eastern Capital
69. 69Sending Gan Two Off at Zisheng Temple
70. 70Farewell to My Elder Brother in the Dharma, Venerable Wengu, in the Mountains; Also Shown to My Younger Brother Jin
71. 71Watching Others Bid Farewell
72. 72Climbing Qinglong Temple after Parting from My Younger Brother Jin, and Gazing toward the Lantian Mountains
73. 73Two Poems on Parting from My Younger Brother and Sisters
74. 74Farewell to Qimu Qian
75. 75Evening View after Freshly Cleared Weather
76. 76Four Poems Written on the Last Day of the Month during an Excursion to Minister Wei's Southern Estate
77. 77Winter Excursion
78. 78From Dasan through Dense Forests and Bamboo, Along a Winding Mountain Path for Forty or Fifty Miles, to Yellow Ox Ridge, Where Yellow Flower Valley Comes into View
79. 79Returning to My Former Estate on Leave, Then Immediately Ordered Away Again
80. 80Entering the Borders of Xingyang at Dawn
81. 81Spending the Night at Zhengzhou
82. 82Written after Crossing the Yellow River to Qinghe
83. 83Oppressive Heat
84. 84Seeking Coolness
85. 85Volume Five: Ancient Poems
86. 86Songs of Four Worthy Men by the Ji River: Three Poems
87. 87Six Poems Written on Various Occasions
88. 88Ten Poems Written in Response to Wang Wei's “Poems Written on Various Occasions”
89. 89Song of Xi Shi
90. 90Song of Li Ling
91. 91The Meditation Master of Swallow Grotto
92. 92The Wife of a Soldier of the Imperial Guard
93. 93Reflections Written on a Winter Night
94. 94Early Morning Audience at Court
95. 95Two Allegorical Poems
96. 96Miscellaneous Poem
97. 97Presented to the Duke of Shixing
98. 98Lament for Yin Yao
99. 99Written Together with Wang Wei in Mourning for Yin Yao
100. 100Lamenting My White Hair
101. 101Volume Six: Ancient Poems
102. 102Song of Yimen
103. 103Song of the Pine Tree in Xinqin Commandery
104. 104Song of the Blue Sparrow
105. 105Song of Longtou
106. 106Ballad of the Old General
107. 107Ballad of Yanzhi
108. 108Ballad of the Peach Blossom Spring
109. 109Ballad of the Girl from Luoyang
110. 110The Foolish Yellow Sparrow
111. 111Song of Yulin Commandery
112. 112Asking Court Editor Kou about the Twin Streams
113. 113Sent to the Monk of Chongfan
114. 114Written with Cui Fu in Reply to His Worthy Younger Brother
115. 115Written with Yang of the Ministry of Justice During a Fifteenth-Night Excursion, Remembering the Recluse Ji
116. 116In Reply to My Old Friend Zhang, Skilled in Poetry, the Book of Changes, Divination, Painting, and Cursive and Clerical Scripts
117. 117Reply to My Younger Brother Zhang Five
118. 118Presented to Official Wu
119. 119Remembering Li Yi in the Snow
120. 120Sending Prefect Cui Five on His Way
121. 121Sending Li of Suiyang on His Way
122. 122Written East of the City During the Cold Food Festival
123. 123Song of Unfulfilled Ambition
124. 124Volume Seven: Regulated Poems
125. 125Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem Written for the Banquet at Qujiang Bestowed upon the Court Historians
126. 126Accompanying the Prince of Qi to the Yang Family's Country Estate, by Command
127. 127Accompanying the Prince of Qi to an Evening Banquet at the Wei Family's Mountain Pond, by Command
128. 128Matching a Poem by Remonstrance Official Yin on the Mountain Pond at the Historiographical Institute
129. 129Sharing Autumn-Night Duty with Secretary Cui
130. 130Matching a Poem by Imperial Son-in-Law Yang Six on an Autumn Night
131. 131In Reply to Assistant Director Su of the Ministry of Works, Who Visited My Lantian Estate and Left a Poem When He Found Me Absent
132. 132In Reply to Yang of the Ministry of Justice, Who Stayed at the Zither Terrace at Night and Climbed the Book Pavilion in the Morning
133. 133In Reply to Vice Prefect Yan and Attendant Xu, Who Visited but Did Not Find Me at Home
134. 134Murong Cheng Visits, Bringing Vegetarian Food
135. 135In Reply to Murong Shang
136. 136In Reply to Magistrate Zhang
137. 137Delighted at the Arrival of Zu San, Who Stays the Night
138. 138Reply to Wang Wei's Invitation to Stay the Night
139. 139In Thanks to He Four for Presenting Me with a Hemp-Cloth Headscarf
140. 140Sent to Chancellor Zhang in Jingzhou
141. 141Presented to Scholar Pei Di During Leisurely Retirement at Wangchuan
142. 142Remembering Lay Buddhist Hu's Home While Looking at Snow on a Late Winter Evening
143. 143Autumn Evening in the Mountains
144. 144Returning to Mount Song
145. 145Returning to Wangchuan
146. 146The Mountain Dwelling of Attendant Wei
147. 147Written at My Mountain Dwelling
148. 148Mount Zhongnan
149. 149Leisurely Retirement at Wangchuan
150. 150Written in the Spring Garden
151. 151Rural Life beside the Qi River
152. 152Gathering at the Zhu Family Home with Lu Xiang
153. 153Visiting the Hermitage of Chan Master Fu
154. 154Written on an Autumn Night of Rain When Censor Li Xin and Pei Di Came to Visit
155. 155Late-Spring Visit from Vice Prefect Yan and Several Gentlemen
156. 156Visiting the Mountain Residence of Venerable Tanxing at Ganhua Temple
157. 157Visiting Chan Master Cao at Qinglong Temple on a Summer Day
158. 158Prefect Zheng of Guozhou Comes to Visit
159. 159Visiting Xiangji Temple
160. 160Visiting the Mountain Pond of Imperial Son-in-Law Cui
161. 161Sending Judge Li to Jiangdong
162. 162Volume Eight: Regulated Poems
163. 163Sending Prefect Feng on His Way
164. 164Sending Scholar Yan Back to Shu
165. 165Sending Judge Zhang to Hexi
166. 166Sending Chief Secretary Yuan of Qizhou Home
167. 167Sending Taoist Master Zhang Back to the Mountains
168. 168Sending Master Yuan on His Way, Together with Cui Xingzong
169. 169Sending Assistant Magistrate Qian Back to Lantian
170. 170Farewell to Qian Qi
171. 171Sending Qiu Wei to Tangzhou
172. 172Sending Censor Yuan to Supervise Transport in Jianghuai
173. 173Sending Cui Xingzong the Ninth on a Journey to Shu
174. 174Sending Cui Xingzong on His Way
175. 175Sending Judge Ping Danran on His Way
176. 176Sending Scholar Sun on His Way
177. 177Sending Judicial Officer Liu to Anxi
178. 178Sending Commander Zhao to Daizhou, Using the Rhyme “Qing”
179. 179Sending Magistrate Wei of Fangcheng on His Way
180. 180Sending the Worthy Son of Official Li
181. 181Sending Governor Li to Zizhou
182. 182Sending Zhang Five Back to Xuancheng
183. 183Sending a Friend Home to the South
184. 184Sending Off the Nephew of Official Hesui
185. 185Sending Chief Secretary Yang to Guozhou
186. 186Sending Governor Xing to Guizhou
187. 187Sending Yuwen Three to Serve as Military Secretary in Hexi
188. 188Sending Sun Two on His Way
189. 189Sending Cui Three to Mizhou to Visit His Parents
190. 190Sending Qiu Wei Home to Jiangdong after Failing the Imperial Examination
191. 191Sailing upon the Han River
192. 192Climbing Bianjue Temple
193. 193Wandering and Gazing across the Countryside outside Liangzhou
194. 194Watching the Hunt
195. 195Volume Nine: Regulated Poems
196. 196Written at the Upper Monastery on a Spring Day
197. 197Boating upon the Pond
198. 198Visiting Recluse Li's Dwelling and Inscribing a Poem upon His Wall
199. 199Written upon Climbing the City Tower North of the Yellow River
200. 200Written upon Climbing Scholar Pei Di's Small Terrace
201. 201On Being Sent Away to Jizhou
202. 202The Master of a Thousand Pagodas
203. 203Sent on a Mission to the Frontier
204. 204Thoughts from the Women's Quarters in Late Spring
205. 205A Playful Poem Written for My Nephew of the Xiao Family
206. 206Sitting Alone on an Autumn Night
207. 207Waiting for Chu Guangxi, Who Does Not Arrive
208. 208Listening to Orioles in the Palace
209. 209Early Morning Audience at Court
210. 210Three Poems on the Valley of the Foolish Old Man
211. 211Miscellaneous Poem
212. 212Passing the Tomb of the First Emperor of Qin
213. 213Four Elegies for the Late Lord Xu, Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince
214. 214Three Elegies for the Late Prefect Du of Xihe
215. 215Two Elegies for the Late Lady Fan of Nanyang
216. 216Two Elegies for Lady Kou, Wife of Vice Minister Daxi
217. 217Five Elegies for Crown Prince Gongyi
218. 218Volume Ten: Regulated Poems
219. 219Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on the Spring View in the Rain, Traveling from Penglai Palace to Xingqing Palace along the Elevated Gallery
220. 220On the Auspicious Jade Mushroom Growing in Datong Hall and the Celebratory Clouds Appearing over Dragon Pool, Witnessed by the Officials and Honored with an Imperial Banquet
221. 221Cherries Bestowed upon the Officials by Imperial Decree
222. 222On the Imperial Grant of Jiucheng Palace to the Prince of Qi as a Summer Retreat
223. 223Matching Palace Secretary Jia's Poem on the Early Morning Audience at Daming Palace
224. 224Early Morning Audience at Daming Palace, Presented to My Colleagues in the Two Secretariats
225. 225Matching the Same Poem
226. 226Matching the Same Poem
227. 227Matching a Poem by Wei Five, Clerk of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices, on the View at the Hot Springs
228. 228Playfully Presented to Palace Secretary Yuan, Who Excels in Sanskrit Writing and Pronunciation
229. 229Reply in Verse, with Preface
230. 230A Second Reply to Director Yuan, with Preface
231. 231In Reply to Attendant Guo
232. 232Gratefully Recording My Feelings upon Being Pardoned and Reappointed, and Respectfully Sending Them to the Newly Appointed Governors and Other Gentlemen
233. 233Drinking Wine with Pei Di
234. 234My Country Estate at Wangchuan
235. 235Written in the Mountains in Early Autumn
236. 236Written at My Wangchuan Estate after Prolonged Rain
237. 237Visiting the Mountain Monastery on Mount Song of Chan Master Chengru and Lay Buddhist Xiao
238. 238Visiting the Recluse Lü in Xinchang Ward with Pei Di on a Spring Day, but Not Finding Him at Home
239. 239Sending the Venerable Taoist Master Fang Back to Mount Song
240. 240Sending Assistant Magistrate Yang into Exile in Binzhou
241. 241Written on Going Beyond the Frontier
242. 242Listening to the Mockingbird
243. 243Volume Eleven: Regulated Poems
244. 244Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem Celebrating the Jade Statue of the Mysterious Primordial Emperor
245. 245Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on the Spring Purification Ceremony at Dragon Pool with the Crown Prince and Other Princes on the Third Day of the Third Month
246. 246Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on Watching the Purification Ceremony and Drinking at Wangchun Pavilion on the Shangsi Festival
247. 247Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem Written upon the Stone Wall during a Visit to Princess Yuzhen's Mountain Estate
248. 248Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on Climbing the Observatory of the Descending Sage and Gazing into the Distance with the Chief Ministers
249. 249Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on the Joy of Honoring the Worthy, Composed from Chunming Tower Overlooking the Right Chancellor's Garden
250. 250Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on Bidding Farewell to Provincial Officials Returning to Their Districts in Late Spring
251. 251Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on Sending Protector-General Bumeng, Also Minister of the Court of Diplomatic Reception, Back to Anxi
252. 252Attending the Imperial Banquet at Qujiang on the Third Day of the Third Month
253. 253Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on Lanterns Lit on the Fifteenth Night, Followed by a Public Banquet
254. 254Respectfully Matching the Imperial Poem on the Double Ninth Festival, When the Chief Ministers and Officials Offered Wishes for Longevity
255. 255Attending the Imperial Banquet at Qinzheng Tower on the Third Day of the Third Month
256. 256Matching a Poem by Director Chen Four, Remembering His Younger Cousin Ju During Autumn Rain
257. 257Matching a Poem by Duke Jin, the Grand Minister, on Accompanying the Emperor to the Hot Springs
258. 258Matching a Poem by Censor Song on a Summer Excursion to Fuxian Taoist Temple and Tianchang Buddhist Monastery
259. 259On the New Bamboo Growing beside the Reading Place of Remonstrance Official Shen Fourteen, Written with Several Gentlemen
260. 260Presented to Taoist Master Jiao of the Eastern Sacred Mountain
261. 261Presented to Taoist Master Jiao
262. 262Lodging at the Mountain Monastery of Master Daoyi
263. 263Written in the Mountains for My Younger Brothers and Others
264. 264The Farmer's Household
265. 265Visiting Official Lu's Residence to Watch a Meal Offered to Monks, and Composing Poems Together
266. 266Attending a Banquet at the Home of Old Zhao in Jizhou
267. 267Gathering at the Courtyard of Venerable Tanbi, My Elder Brother in the Dharma, at Qinglong Temple, with Preface
268. 268Volume Twelve: Regulated Poems
269. 269Visiting Official Hesui's Medicinal Garden in Spring
270. 270On a Visit from the Younger Brother of Governor Yan of Henan, Who Stayed at My Humble Home Before Parting from Others: A Poem of Ten Rhymes
271. 271Sending Court Secretary Chao Back to Japan, with Preface
272. 272Sending Director Xu on His Way
273. 273Sending Xiong Nine to Take Office in Anyang
274. 274Sending Prefect Li to Shangluo
275. 275Visiting Ganhua Temple
276. 276Visiting Wuzhen Temple
277. 277Arranging to Visit Fangzhang Temple with Officials Su and Lu; Su Did Not Arrive, So I Composed This Poem
278. 278Traveling at Dawn through the Gorges of Ba
279. 279On the Assigned Theme: “Pure as Ice in a Jade Vessel”
280. 280Morning Audience While Serving at the Secretariat in Spring
281. 281Presented to Lord Zhang
282. 282Lament for Military Secretary Chu
283. 283Visiting the Mountain Home of the Late Lay Buddhist Shen and Weeping for Him
284. 284Lament for Zu Zixu the Sixth
285. 285Volume Thirteen: Regulated Poems
286. 286Reply to Pei Di
287. 287At Wangkou in the Rain, Remembering Mount Zhongnan
288. 288Sent from the Mountains to My Younger Brothers and Sisters
289. 289Playfully Presented to Scholar Pei Di after Hearing Him Recite Poetry
290. 290Presented to Wei Mu the Eighteenth
291. 291Five Miscellaneous Poems on Huangfu Yue's Cloud Stream Estate
292. 292Mengcheng Hollow
293. 293Huazi Ridge
294. 294The Patterned Apricot Pavilion
295. 295Bamboo Ridge
296. 296Deer Enclosure
297. 297Magnolia Enclosure
298. 298Cornelian Cherry Bank
299. 299Palace Locust Lane
300. 300Pavilion Beside the Lake
301. 301Southern Mound
302. 302Slanting Lake
303. 303Willow Waves
304. 304Luan Family Rapids
305. 305Golden Dust Spring
306. 306White Stone Shoal
307. 307Northern Mound
308. 308Bamboo Pavilion
309. 309Magnolia Valley
310. 310Lacquer Garden
311. 311Pepper Garden
312. 312Bidding Farewell to Remonstrance Official Li from a High Terrace
313. 313Farewell
314. 314Leaving My Country Estate at Wangchuan
315. 315An Impromptu Farewell on Horseback to My Younger Cousin Cui Nine, Who Is Going to the Southern Mountains
316. 316Farewell to Cui Xingzong
317. 317Lady Xi
318. 318Three Poems on Lady Ban
319. 319Inscribed upon a Friend's Mica Screen
320. 320Red Peony
321. 321Pear Blossoms beside the Left Secretariat
322. 322Another Impromptu Poem Shown to Pei Di
323. 323Miscellaneous Poems
324. 324Portrait of Cui Xingzong
325. 325Mountain Cornelian Cherry
326. 326Lament for Meng Haoran
327. 327Volume Fourteen: Regulated Poems
328. 328Seven Poems on the Joys of Rural Life
329. 329Four Songs of Young Warriors
330. 330Sent to Duan Sixteen by the Yellow River
331. 331Presented to General Pei Min
332. 332Remembering My Brothers East of the Mountains on the Ninth Day of the Ninth Month
333. 333Playful Lines Written at My Wangchuan Estate
334. 334Playfully Inscribed upon a Broad Rock
335. 335Visiting the Woodland Pavilion of Recluse Cui Xingzong with Official Lu Xiang
336. 336In Reply to Wang Mojie's Visit to My Woodland Pavilion
337. 337Sending Taoist Master Wang Back to Shu to Sweep His Family Tombs
338. 338Sending Yuan Two on His Mission to Anxi
339. 339Farewell
340. 340Sending Judicial Officer Wei on His Way
341. 341Sending My Younger Cousin Off at Lingyun Pool
342. 342Sending Shen Zifu Home to Jiangdong
343. 343Written beside the Si River during the Cold Food Festival
344. 344Playfully Teasing Shi Huan
345. 345An Impromptu Poem Secretly Composed and Recited to Pei Di While Confined at Bodhi Temple, after Hearing that Rebel Officials Had Gathered Musicians at Ningbi Pool and the Performers Burst into Tears
346. 346Offering Rites to the Gods at Liangzhou
347. 347Lament for Yin Yao
348. 348Lamenting White Hair
349. 349Volume Fifteen: Supplementary Collection
350. 350Admiring the Moon beside the Eastern Stream
351. 351Visiting Jia's Chamber at Taiyi Temple
352. 352Sending Meng Six Back to Xiangyang
353. 353Two Poems on Spending the Night at Huaiyin
354. 354Traveling at Night below the Embankment at Jingkou
355. 355Encountering Rain while Traveling in the Mountains
356. 356Arriving at Runzhou at Night
357. 357On Night Duty in the Unicorn Pavilion During Winter
358. 358On the Assigned Theme: “The Autumn Sun Suspends Its Pure Light”
359. 359In the Mountains
360. 360Two Songs of Military Service
361. 361Two Songs of Spring Excursions
362. 362Longing
363. 363Two Songs of Great Peace
364. 364Farewell to Spring
365. 365Written on an Ordinary Occasion
366. 366Two Songs of the Frontier
367. 367Journey along the Long Mountains
368. 368Five Poems Sent by a Woman to Her Distant Husband
369. 369Visiting an Old Friend's Country Estate
370. 370Reflections on the Times
371. 371Two Songs of Spring Excursions
372. 372Two Autumn Reflections
373. 373Two Songs of Autumn Night
374. 374Song of Military Service
375. 375Two Songs beneath the Frontier Fortress
376. 376Two Songs on Pacifying the Frontier
377. 377A Woman's Thoughts in Spring
378. 378Two Poems Presented to Someone Far Away
379. 379Words Offering Wishes for Longevity
380. 380Untitled
381. 381Wondering Whether Life Is a Dream