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			<h1><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tang Dynasty Art Museum</font><br>
				<font size="+1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">唐朝美术博物馆<br>
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							<td><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Poetry and literature</font>
								<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Tang Poetry is still the standard of excellence in Chinese literature. Thousands of poems by thousands of poets have survived. The two most famous poets are Du Fu and Li Bai. Below is a poem by Du Fu, translated by Bynner. It can be found, along with many others, in both Chinese and English on the <a href="http://www.afpc.asso.fr/" target = "blank">AFPC</a> Association Francaise des Professeurs de Chinois site.</font></p>
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										<p><font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The hermit in his lone abode<br>
										Nurses his thoughts cleansed of care,<br>
										Them he projects to the wild goose<br>
										For it to his distant Sovereign to bear.<br>
										Who will be moved by the sincerity<br>
										Of my vain day-and-night prayer?<br>
										What comfort is for my loyalty<br>
										When fliers and sinkers can compare?</font></p>
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											<font size="-1" color="white" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">translation by Witter Bynner.</font></p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote>
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