Birds Calling in the Ravine
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Birds Calling in the Ravine is a celebrated Tang dynasty landscape poem by Wang Wei, renowned for its serene depiction of nature and Buddhist-inflected quietude.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese poem
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Tang dynasty poem ⓘ landscape poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Wang River poetry cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Wang Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Tang literati culture ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | classic of Tang poetry ⓘ |
| depicts |
birds
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mountains ⓘ natural scenery ⓘ ravine ⓘ |
| genre |
landscape poetry
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nature poetry ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
East Asian nature poetry
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later Chinese landscape poetry ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
to convey spiritual tranquility
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to induce meditative reflection ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
contrast between sound and silence
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imagery ⓘ implication rather than explicit statement ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | shanshui poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motif |
birds calling
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echoing sound ⓘ empty mountain ⓘ |
| movement | Chan Buddhist poetry ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocation of silence through sound
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integration of landscape description and spiritual insight ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
Buddhism
NERFINISHED
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Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Daoism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkAuthor | Wang Wei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | mountain ravine ⓘ |
| stylisticFeature |
concise imagery
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quiet, meditative tone ⓘ suggestive emptiness ⓘ |
| theme |
Buddhist contemplation
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harmony between humans and nature ⓘ quietude ⓘ serene depiction of nature ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| tone |
contemplative
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quiet ⓘ serene ⓘ |
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