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Слушать(AI)The Temple Of Zhuge Liang
Zhu-ge's great name hangs over the whole world;the revered statesman's portrait awes with its sublimity.
The empire carved into thirds hindered his designs,yet he soars through the ages, a lone feather in the sky.
He is brother to such greats as Yi Yin and Lu Shang;*if he had established control, Xiao and Cao would be forgotten.
But the cycle had passed;
Han fortunes could not be restored.
His military strategy a failure, his hopes dashed, his body perished.
Du Fu
Du Fu (Wade–Giles: Tu Fu; Chinese: 杜甫; 712 – 770) was a Chinese poet and politician of the Tang dynasty. Along with his elder contemporary and f
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