{"id":3418,"date":"2025-12-16T14:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T14:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumcpc.com\/?p=3418"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:00:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:00:56","slug":"launch-of-english-video-series-how-to-read-chinese-poetry-from-the-shijing-to-qing-poetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumcpc.com\/?p=3418","title":{"rendered":"Launch of English Video Series | How to Read Chinese Poetry: From the Shijing to Qing Poetry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear colleagues and friends,<\/p>\n<p>We are pleased to announce the launch of the <strong>\u201cHow to Read Chinese Poetry: From the <em>Shijing<\/em> to Qing Poetry\u201d<\/strong> video series\u2014an adaptation of the podcast series released in 2022-2023.<\/p>\n<p>Co-hosted by ten leading sinologists from North America, the series brings highlights from the acclaimed book <em>How to Read Chinese Poetry: A Guided Anthology<\/em> (Columbia University Press) to a broad general audience.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the highlights of our first topic. Please join us as we journey into the ancient world of <em>The Book of Poetry (Shijing)<\/em>, guided by <strong>Professor William H. Nienhauser<\/strong> of the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Episodes 1-2: <em>The Book of Poetry<\/em> \u2013 Courtship Poems<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ep.2 The Book of Poetry: Courtship poems, William H. NIENHAUSER (Part1)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mXLb8VTp9fY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ep.2 The Book of Poetry: Courtship poems, William H. NIENHAUSER (Part2)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FBOh9nTdmFY?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the first two installments, Professor Nienhauser examines courtship poems from <em>The Book of Poetry<\/em>, the earliest anthology of Chinese poetry. The three courtship dynamics portrayed in \u201cI Beg of you, Zhong Zi,\u201d \u201cThe Banks of the Ru,\u201d and \u201cThe Retiring Girl\u201d offer contrasting perspectives on romantic pursuits in early China.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Episode 3: <em>The Book of Poetry<\/em> \u2013 A Paean to Zhou Dynastic Building<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ep 3 The Book of Poetry: Zhou Dynastic Building (Mian, Woven)\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pl7O_2ahLME?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The next poem examined by Professor Nienhauser is \u201cMian\u201d (Woven). Like many of the <em>Da Ya<\/em> (Greater Odes), \u201cWoven\u201d celebrates two heroic ancestors who laid the groundwork for their descendants to overcome the Shang dynasty and establish the Zhou. The poem\u2019s structure lends itself to memorization and recitation, suggesting it may have been used in early Zhou court rituals, much as \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d commemorates a pivotal event in American history.<\/p>\n<p>Have fun watching and feel free to share your thoughts!<\/p>\n<p>Zong-qi Cai<\/p>\n<p>Program Host<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear colleagues and friends, We are pleased to announce the launch of the \u201cHow to Read Chinese Poetry: From the Shijing to Qing Poetry\u201d video series\u2014an adaptation of the podcast series released in 2022-2023. 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