cui ruide Posted August 10, 2007 at 08:53 AM Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 at 08:53 AM So I know the presentation of written Chinese has changed over the ages, right-to-left/left-to-write; vertical to horizontal, etc. And I'm sure poetry has its own rules... Getting to the point, I want to know the traditional way to present a Song Dynasty lyrics of Xin Qiji called "Chou Nu'er" (to the tune "Ugly Slavegirl"). You can see the poem here: http://www.chinapage.org/xin2n.html I assume it should be written vertical, top-to-bottom, starting on the right moving left? But where should I break the lines? Notice that there is a repeating refrain in the middle of both "stanzas"? Or traditionally would none of this matter much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted August 10, 2007 at 09:08 AM Report Share Posted August 10, 2007 at 09:08 AM Like these. 醜奴兒.doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinapage Posted August 11, 2007 at 12:44 PM Report Share Posted August 11, 2007 at 12:44 PM Yes. top to bottom and right to left. No breaks See http://www.chinapage.com/poem/jpg/poem-cal.html and especially http://www.chinapage.com/images/hanshan08.gif Ming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cui ruide Posted August 13, 2007 at 03:46 AM Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2007 at 03:46 AM So no breaks between characters, but when do new columns begin? Thanks Skylee for the attached file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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