The Old Drunkard's Pavilion

Name: The Old Drunkard's Pavilion
Author: Ouyang Xiu

by Ouyang Xiu

Classic prose poem depicting a scholar's reflections in a pavilion

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Ouyang Xiu

Song dynasty statesman, historian, and poet who is credited with reviving the guwen tradition and nurturing talents like Su Shi. His Preface to the Drunken Old Man Pavilion is one of the most admired pieces of classical Chinese prose.

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