Why Fan Xian Blew Them Away - Joy of Life's Epic Poetry Shock #1 

“Heaven gave birth to me. It must be for a purpose.” My favorite line, I will learn this. Thank you so much!

YES! THE ANSWER IS YES WE WANT MORE OF THIS TYPE OF VIDEO

I love educational videos like these! As a first-generation immigrant, the majority of Chinese culture I'm exposed to is through family or the entertainment shows/dramas, so it's not often to see some serious educational stuff that also is interesting. Kind of stuck in that limbo of knowing too much to be a complete beginner, but not knowing enough of certain aspects such as literature/history, the stuff taught in schools lol

I did primary school in China but moved overseas with my family in Grade 8 and hence barely learned any mid- to high-level Chinese poetry. I love videos like this that explain the best lines from famous poems in chinese history. Can’t wait for the next one!

The acting by Fan Xian while reciting poems is spot on. He recited poems as if it's his own but in mind he thanks the original poet without any hesitation. The tone during these scenes is such an impactful that you will remember his character for a long time just like Wei wuxian. I personally think both wuxian and fan xian's character is so much similar to each other. They are hilarious, serious at crucial times, talented both in martial arts and memorising things and last but not the least they really really love alcohol. 😍

Finally you are speaking about poetry :D Didn't even imagine that you'll try to break down this scene. It's such a blessed gift! Thank you so so much. Loved the three of the poems, but the last one touched me most. I wonder whether it can be interpreted not only as the retrospective. I understood it this way: a person throws themself into some gruesome experience just to write poems about it after, but then exhausts themself in it, and therefore either understands that there are no words in a language that can describe deep feelings, or just loses interest in the initial goal, writing poetry.

Loved this. Thank you for taking the time to put together this exciting (it was for me) and informative video. Being an ABC, I have a decent grasp on everyday colloquial Chinese. Through your channel, am now discovering the wonders of the written word; how secondary meaning can be found within what is defined by the characters. Find Chinese to be such a powerful language in evoking imagery. Your explanations are invaluable. Look forward to more content like this!

Yay love Joy of Life!!! I'm not a native speaker so I never knew why the poems were so amazing. Thank you for explaining! The last one is my favorite it just makes a lot of sense and goes over language barriers.

Because you convinced me to learn Chinese I actually watched this video while practicing my writing. I really enjoyed it, thank you very much. I love poetry a lot & it's true that as time passes I tend to talk about the weather a lot as a metaphor for life's suffering, but I hadn't thought about it this way. Thank you so much for sharing!

love this segment! you totally outdid yourself with this explication of a few of those poems that drunken Feng Xian rattled off [one of my favorite scenes btw and am going to revisit it after this just to listen again] during that exciting evening at court. i don't know Chinese [yet, but hope to remedy that] or chinese poetry but from the few classics you singled here i'm quite convinced of its beauty and sophistication, befitting the rich literary culture of China. you really spoil us, AX. thank you! :) p.s. just want to add, i was quite verklempt when you read them in chinese. so yes... more of similar stuffs please, whenever you see fit.

This was incredibly insightful, so thank you. As a previous English major, its really cool to see how other countries wrote/write poetry!

I was born in China and moved away when I was 5. Even though I watched a lot of Dramas when I was young and a teenager, I didnt watch many dramas for about 10 years and returned to watching them because of Princess Silver and The Untamed last year. My Chinese is pretty good, but channels such as yours have really helped me gain a greater appreciation for the dramas and the industry. Thank you for your great uploads and explanations. You have a beautiful way of speaking and your pronunciation is just perfect in both English and Chinese :)

Wish I could do five 👍🏼 ! This is the exact type of content which keeps me subscribed to Avenue X. Anyone can talk about what they like or disliked about a drama; anyone can glean weibo and other social media posts to rehash the news; but Avenue X ‘s original and educated content can’t be beat. Thank you! Happy Valentines Day!

The first one is the one I need to recite everyday for anxiety and the second the third one for when feeling nostalgic...thank you avenuex

Thank you for explaining Chinese poems. I loved the section of FX reciting the poems and play back that video frequently. Please continue to enlighten us.

oh...you finally did the poem / poetry 101 course for us!!! Thank you :)

Yes, I’d love to see more videos on the Joy of Life poetry! Thank you for making this. I also love hearing you speak Mandarin. Your Chinese pronunciation is so proper and soothing!

Could you talk about the book red mansion (?) Fan Xian "wrote" to his sister? The story and interpretation.

The third poem hit so close, it's definitely very relatable for me. I used to write poems in my teen years and they weren't half bad rhyme-wise and rhythm-wise, but I get so embarrassed when I read them now (like 15+ yrs later)! Omg I was so prone to embellishing my words and feelings then, trying so hard to be impressive and grand :'D And I just can't write poetry nowadays, I switched to prose completely x)

loved xinqiji's poem in particular!! i've always only learnt part of it (but not the ending) but now that i know the full thing wow it just evokes so much more emotion and i get to truly see the brilliance of it!!

You did a fabulous job with this video, all the way down to your formal traditional outfit. (You look adorable!). I watched that episode several times just being impressed with the writing, style, and visual intrigue of the scene. The writers were GENIUS in choosing to film it that way. Sitting at the edge of my seat for Season 2. Thanks for sharing the info.😘🥰🤗❤️

I studied Chinese as second language in my younger days and did pretty well but never learned nor recited poetry! I now lived in Europe and have not much opportunity to speak Chinese but with your videos my interest has heightened again! Thank you so much for this fascinating explanation

Omg Love Love Love your channel! I've been knee deep into wuxia and poetry for decades and your channel finally tipped me into learning Mandarin

Great explanations! And great diction and delivery of the poems. I'm currently reading a great book about Chinese poetry writing, explaining the technical aspects of classical Chinese poetry and all the deeper meaning that comes with it and it's mesmerizing. It also helps digging deeper into the Chinese language as a whole. The introduction of the book which talks more broadly about the language and the written characters almost made me cry in front of so much beauty. My goal is to try and write a poem in Chinese. I started and it's really hard, but I love the challenge of it. Then I will calligraphy it and add painting. It's a long term project but a great way to push me to practice my Chinese, my calligraphy and my painting. Anyway, thanks for this series of videos :)

Thank you for explaining all those beautiful poems to us! The second one, wow... Somebody once remarked that a poet should say as much as possible using as few words as possible, and the second poem fits this definition perfectly. They are all amazing, though. I'm always looking forward for these types of video on your channel. ❤

Thank you for this video. It's very helpful for non-Chinese speaker & reader like me. I always enjoy when people EXPLAIN in great length about a particular topic. It never gets boring.

You are so knowledgeable and really great at explaining things, not just poetry. Thank you for taking the time to put these educational videos together in a coherent manner. I can see lots of thought went into them. Please continue!

I wanted to know about the first poem that made everyone so crazy! What was so special about it???? I cant believe I recognize the first line when you said it!! I hear it all the time. Yay me!! Oooh that second poem is beautiful!! The third poem sounded like Auntie or momma was giving me a lecture!! Lol I was right!!! Maturity comes with age....

I started almost a minute a few weeks ago then I stopped the video, went to see the whole series lol (I was reluctant to watch it first), I loved it and now I can enjoy your explanations... I understand better why that scene was mesmerising for the audience: to be able to recite poetry in different styles, rhymes , going from a pure abstract description that gives freedom to your imagination to depicting a real state of mind (sadness, hope), can only make that character the god of poetry because it's almost impossible for poets, no matter how talented they are, to have such a diverse style composed with success all the time. Thank you so much for the cultural insights, it does help a lot when watching/reading a foreign culture and it also makes the language learning more satisfying.

I've been writing about Chinese literary history for my thesis so I also was really wondering what the poems in Joy of Life were. So thank you so much for this, looking forward to the rest!!!!!

Thank you for making this video. I totally love it. This is one to be kept in my favourite and to be listen to again and again! More please!

I just love this type of video, @AvenueX! Your channel is interesting because you make it so well rounded and educational -- I mean intellectually engaging. Would love to see more of this type of video.

One year late, but thank you for explaining the poems. When I learned Mandarin, I skipped anything that sounds ancient especially poems because they were boring, but the way you explained them is extremely interesting! My eyes got teary at the third poem, thanks for cutting the onion. How those lines could describe so much feelings and nuances. I also got to think whether that "autumn" in the last line also refer to the lost of youth? However he did finally accept that his youth (along with the desire to be 'emo' like teens do) had passed, and found the older age to be 'cool like breeze' and good.

I love love love educational videos of yours! The third poem sounded the most fun before translation, but also touched me deeply with its meaning.

Thank you so much for this video! Please continue with this project, and don't forget to talk about the little "field training" piece. It sounded like a real gem. Zhang Ruo Yun certainly gave his all in this scene.

“When you are young, you don’t know pain or sadness because you have not been beaten up by life”

Please make more of this type of videos. Love Chinese poetry and grateful that you can break them down to make them more beautiful. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this video. I loved hearing your description about the poems. I look forward to more like it.

Wow, you blew me away. Thank you so much for your short lecture on Chinese poetry. Love this to bits.

I love this video very much. More videos like this, please. Your voice reading those poems sounds very nice.

Love this! I appreciate all the historical cultural, and literary lessons you give us. Both as a novice student of Mandarin and a lover of Chinese dramas, I feel that this type of information is an extension to the dramas themselves, and it helps us enjoy (and appreciate) them even more. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your passion!

Thank you for this fantastic, moving explanation of the poems. It adds so much to the drama.

Woooow. That was really interesting! These types of drama-culture videos are my favourite types of videos from you. Provides so much insight that I can't find anywhere else and enriches my appreciate of dramas and chinese culture in an approachable way. Thank you for going into all this effort. Much appreicated!!

Now I can appreciate why they called him the God of Poetry. Thank you for breaking these poems down and explaining them to non-Chinese speakers. I honestly hate poetry in general, but when someone can explain it as well as you do, it's so much more enjoyable. Keep up the good work.

Dude. That was awesome. Damn. This is content I didn’t know I needed. AvenueX, you did it again.

Thanks again for another break down to assist us with further understanding. This really enhances our ability to enjoy an amazing show.

Round of applause for this! More videos on poetry please. Maybe something about Bai Juyi? Joy of Life wasn’t my cup of tea but this was still riveting content.

I can’t help but cry... especially the third poem. It is a beautiful poem that expresses feeling in the later life, and I can totally understand it now. Thank you so much for explaining the poems so beautifully.

As a Chinese person who immigrated to Canada when very young, these videos are SO HELPFUL for me to get in touch with Chinese culture and history! Thank you for this video, I have memorized 秋思 because I think it is just so beautiful. I'm also practicing my Chinese writing skills by copying down the poems you have described.

What a delight! Thank you so much. I watched that episode several times and am glad to have your explanations 🌺

Loved this! It was interesting to learn about, but also your reciting was lovely.

Mi Lady X, or shall I call you Professor of Poetry which from what I see here, you are more than qualified to teach 1 or more semesters of Chinese Poetry to Us foreigners. You never cease to impress me with your knowledge of Chinese literature and now poetry. Of all three poets you mentioned, my favorite is Li Bay because it is simple, positive, and uplifting to the common people. The second and the third ones are too structured and somewhat sad, but I like the tonal (the way you read it) sound longing and mournful, should be so if one is old and far away from home. This reminds me of college poetry studying cinquain, quatrain, and Haiku, impactful with few words that make me go ‘aha!’. Being familiar with only few American poets such as Hawthorne and Poe, who by the way are only a few hundred years old, not thousands like Chinese my knowledge of poetry is very limited. When I listen to translated Chinese songs, I realize how beautiful Chinese language is and those poor translators who try to find words or meaning to match it. As a multi-lingual person I very much appreciate translators and interpreters who do it for a living. I love Joy of Life! At first I was apprehensive when they changed the lead male because the first lead was so good! But as I continue into the second season, I am happy with the lead character because he is also very good! Behind the scene showed him attempting a summersault/jumps scene 32 times! That’s professionalism! This drama is just as good as the Untamed or Guardians in my humble opinion. You probably heard about a Korean movie ‘Parasite’ receiving an Oscar award?

Thank you for this terrific series. I was so blown away by that scene I had to watch it a few times before I could even go on with the episode. And I've tried to track down some of the bits of poems. Thank you thank you!

I'm totally respect you for your passion to taught and pass on knowledge. You're also a good teacher and able to explain so clearly. Thank you!

Your video make me enjoy the drama more. Can't wait for the next ep of this type of video

I have never clicked a video that fast before, lol. I ADORE this type of content. And can we just take a minute and appreciate her reciting of the poetry also! *Thug tears while applauding, finger snapping* Yes, more please☆ And I loved this drama!! Season 2, come out yesterday, please haha

Love! Would love to see more, for sure! Thank you!

That was so beautiful, thank so much for enlightening us with the poetry break down. I truly enjoyed :-)

Definitely yes to more of this type of educational videos and less of fangirling stuff. The last poem really made me laugh. In a few short lines, it describes the emotional outlook from a person's spring to his autumn years. Immediately understood it tho' it was written almost a thousand years ago.

Thank you for this video! I watched it a while ago, a couple times actually, and soon after, when I was playing a chinese video game (with a lot of chinese cultural references) I realized that something one character said sounded really familiar even though my understanding of spoken chinese is very limited (I can understand a few words occasionally but seven characters at once? that's a stretch). And as I tried repeating it myself, I realized it felt familiar because I had listened to you say this poem before! It was 人生得意须尽欢. Having been able to recognize it made me all the more motivated to try and remember some of these poems!

Thank you so much X. So that's the 1st poem to be memorized by me. I'm also going to learn the characters. I'm pretty sure Fan Xian's handwriting is better than mine :D Joy of Life is one of my favourite dramas now. And definitely yes, more poetry videos! Once again thank you! Best regards

Yes, more please. I am impressed by your erudition.

I am not particularly interested in poetry but as Joy of Life fan I am glad that I now understand at least some of Fan Xian's poems. More importantly though, I love, love, love listening to you speaking Chinese. It's very soothing. I will watch all the videos you make about this if you continue reading the poems. ;)

I enjoyed so much this video of yours! Thanks for sharing it. I like poetry and i would like to know more of chinese poetry. In the third poem, the last line about the cold of fall, I thought that it was a methaphore for the elderly years of human life

👏👏👏 please more of these poetry videos please. 🙏

Thank you so much for this series of videos! I just finished watching Joy of Life and I was going to ask about the poetry in your latest video. Good thing I saw this lol. I love how educational your videos are. Thank you!

Your explanation is nice. Clear and understandable.

Yes Poetry! Looking forward to many more videos like this :)

*Thank you.* 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

这几首选的好，特别是辛弃疾这首，也是个人最爱

please continue!! I really love the way you translate the characters one by one and then continue to arrange them into sentences!! Its so helpful and made them more understandable!

Yes I really enjoy this video, pls do them again. Chinese poems are really beautiful and meaningful.

More video please... I really love the way you explain chinese literature. 😍

Hi, I very rarely post comments on youtube. However, I wanted to take the time to thank you for posting this video. Your video popped up just after I finished Episode 46 (ending) of Joy of Life. I found your explanations of the poems really interesting (and the video was just the right length). My Chinese level is not very good - I used to go to Chinese school when I was much younger and I think if they had explained poems the way you do in this video, I would have learnt and understood a lot more. Your explanation was very insightful and I am looking forward to your next video!

i totally love these kind of videos. The way you explain is so easy to understand!

Thank you very much AvenueX!! I'm currently writing fanfic with ancient Chinese setting and this helps me A LOT! :D

More of this please.

Yes please! More of these!! Very good at deconstructing the meaning of these poems and engaging too! Expertly done and much enjoyed!! Keep up the great work AvX!

Oh, wow! I really enjoyed that. I've been wanting to pick up a collection of ancient Chinese poetry for a while and this just made me more excited. I really liked what he says at the end of the scene to his opponent, though he was no longer reciting poems. They felt kind of poetic.

I really love the cadence of your voice as you recite the poems! I'm curious to know if studying poetry a must in China's education system? If so, at what age?

Thank you for the great video! I am currently studying ancient Chinese, and I have to say your explanations are really good, I will recommend my classmates to watch this. Hope to see more of these types of videos in the future!

Thank you, that was beautiful.

I really enjoy these types of videos. Please do more！

I'm happy with this drama finish without skipping.

it's fascinating how, we are different in all sorts of ways but so similar at the the very core of what we call human experience.

LOVE this!! I am so glad I clicked through your past videos (and now I have more series I want to go through than I have time for LOL) and found this. Chinese poetry/idioms/sayings always sounds so beautiful to me but this is the first time I heard them explained so clearly in a way that make sense to me. I know you have made few more videos of the Joy of Life's Poetry and I cannot wait to watch them. PS: Watching your review is a joy in itself due to the passion you brought to your review :D. Thank you!

Yes love these videos where you break all the characters down. Thank you!

I haven't watched this video but thank you! I was just watching this scene and felt like I missed soooo much here that I really needed a contextual interpretation to help me understand. I'll be commenting after. :D

I have returned all these knowledge to my teacher. Thanks for reminding us

I’m so thankful for you. As a poet, I’m very interested in Chinese poetry but the language barrier and lost translation between Mandarin/English makes it so hard to educate myself by myself... 😭 this is so hard because I know there is more poetry that I don’t know larger than the western language. As an asian person especially I feel like my knowledge is so limited and I cannot reach what I want to in my pursuit of poetry. 😢 Curriculum around poetry in America only focuses on the western half and it’s disheartening...

When you begin to explain the tonal patterns 词牌 and 曲牌 it reminded me of sonnets and other poetic patterns in English. You can write poetry quite freely, (perhaps like the tang dynasty style) or you can follow a lot of rules in writing, as in the yuan and song dynasty styles

I really really love and appreciate you making this video :') always wanted to learn chinese poetry but couldn't find the accessible resources (because I am an immigrant child in an english-dominated country with pseudo-intermediate understanding of chinese culture but never had that formal education), Hence I am really delighted to have discovered your channel, thank you!

Miss AvenueX, I admire your explication of the poems. You are a knowledgeable woman.

i actually do amateur translations of songs on my free time so i find these kinds of thing interesting. another video wouldn't hurt.

Fantastic video. Fantastic channel. I am learning Chinese and this is of a great use to me. You've inspired me to learn the poetry. Thank you!

Absolutely loved this drama. Didn't expect to. And absolutely love this video and videos alike that you made (pre-copyright issues 😅)

That poetry scene was sooooooooooooo good!

Who else is ABC here and love this type of video?!

Thank you for putting so much effort into these explainer videos ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Episode 26 and 27 are still my favorite episodes. I’m going to read the book because 2021 is so far.