Titles and Annotations Written
(March 1958)
Several Poems and Ci Verses
(Poems and ci composed by Tang and Song poets concerning Sichuan)
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This is the title drafted by Mao Zedong during the Chengdu Conference for the purpose of compiling and printing poems and ci by Tang and Song poets related to Sichuan. The main works included are: Li Bai’s “Shu Dao Nan,” “Omei Mountain Moon Song,” “Omei Mountain Moon Song: Seeing Off a Monk from Shu on His Way to the Capital,” “Ascending the Three Gorges,” “Early Departure from Baidi City,” and “Sending a Friend into Shu”; Du Fu’s “Jianmen Pass,” “The Chancellor of Shu,” one selection from “Two Poems Composed by the Water Pavilion to Relieve My Mind,” “A Gift to Hua Qing,” “Wild Gazing,” “The Madman,” “A Guest Has Arrived,” “Climbing the Tower,” one selection from “Four Quatrains,” “Five Odes to Past Sites,” “Eight Rhapsodies on Autumn,” “Ascending to a High Place,” “The Highest Tower in Baidi City,” and “An Account of the Sword Dance Performed by Disciples of Lady Gongsun”; Gao Shi’s “Seeing Off Secretary Li, Who Is Being Exiled to Xiazhong, and Secretary Wang, Who Is Being Exiled to Changsha”; Cen Shen’s “In Response to Prime Minister Du’s Expedition from Yizhou”; Emperor Xuanzong of Tang’s “Journey to Sichuan, Reaching Jianmen Pass”; Wang Bo’s “To Deputy Prefect Du as He Takes Up His Post in Shu Prefecture”; Zhang Ji’s “Chengdu Melody”; Liu Yuxi’s “Gazing at the Gorges from Songzi Ferry” and “Reply to Le Tian on Our First Meeting in Yangzhou, Presented at the Banquet”; Bai Juyi’s two “Bamboo Branch Songs”; Li Shangyin’s “Horse Ghost,” “Du Gongbu’s Farewell in Shu,” “Ancient Cypress at Wuhou Temple,” and “At Choubi Post Station”; Luo Yin’s “At Choubi Post Station” and “Meeting an Old Friend in Weicheng”; Li He’s “High on Mount Wu”; Wen Tingyun’s “Melody of Brocade City”; Wei Zhuang’s five “Bodhisattva Mantras” and two “Lotus Leaf Cups”; Su Shi’s single “Song of the Cave Immortal”; and Lu You’s “Encountering Light Rain on the Road Through Jianmen Pass,” “Affairs in Chengdu,” “Returning to Han Zhong Territory,” “Intoxicated Writing on the Upper Floor,” “Ascending the North Gate of the City in Late Autumn,” “Fisherman’s Pride: A Letter to Zhonggao,” “Expressing My Heartfelt Feelings,” and “Thanksgiving in Spring.” Furthermore, according to a report in the Chengdu Daily dated April 30, 1954, Mao Zedong visited Du Fu’s Thatched Cottage on March 7, 1958. The report stated that, after examining various editions of Du Fu’s poetry printed during the Ming, Qing, and modern periods in the exhibition hall, he gazed at the collections displayed in the cabinets and remarked, “These are political poems!” He also carefully reviewed several foreign-language editions of Du Fu’s works.


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There is a typographical error, 121, on line 2 of page 11 and on line 13 of page 13; please correct them immediately.
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Tian Jia-ying was then Mao Zedong’s secretary.
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The two typographical errors in the draft of “Several Poems and Ci Verses (Some Poems and Ci Composed by Tang and Song Poets Concerning Sichuan)” are as follows:
On page 11, in Li Shangyin’s poem “Horse Ghost,” “kong wen feng lv chuan xiao xi” should read “kong wen hu lv chuan xiao cha”; and on page 13, in Wei Zhuang’s ci “Lotus Leaf Cup,” “hua bu jian wu qi” should be corrected to “hua xia jian wu qi.”