"朱門酒肉臭路有凍死骨"
— Du Fu
January 1, 1970
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Poets from China
Tang dynasty poets
Politicians from China
Original Language: English
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Within the vermilion gate, meats and wines go to waste While on the roadside lie the frozen bodies of the poor. — As quoted in Lin Yutang's The Vermilion Gate (1914)
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Within the vermilion gate, meats and wines go to waste While on the roadside lie the frozen bodies of the poor. — As quoted in Lin Yutang's The Vermilion Gate (1914)