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 fēng
 fuu / kaerude
 
Maple Scroll

楓 is the most simple way to say “maple” as in the tree and syrup.

Some other technical names include Formosan Sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana), or Acer spp.

Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu

 yuǎn shàng hán shān shí jìng xiá bái yún shēng chù yǒu rén jiā tíng chē zuò ài fēng lín wǎn shuàng yè hóng yú èr yuè huā
Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu Scroll

This poem was written almost 1200 years ago during the Tang dynasty.

It depicts traveling up a place known as Cold Mountain, where some hearty people have built their homes. The traveler is overwhelmed by the beauty of the turning leaves of the maple forest that surrounds him just as night overtakes the day, and darkness prevails. His heart implores him to stop, and take in all of the beauty around him.

First, before you get to the full translation, I must tell you that Chinese poetry is a lot different than what we have in the west. Chinese words simply don't rhyme in the same way that English or other western languages do. Chinese poetry depends on rhythm and a certain beat of repeated numbers of characters.

I have done my best to translate this poem keeping a certain feel of the original poet. But some of the original beauty of the poem in its original Chinese will be lost in translation.


Far away on Cold Mountain, a stone path leads upwards.
Among white clouds, people's homes reside.
Stopping my carriage I must, as to admire the maple forest at nights fall.
In awe of autumn leaves showing more red than even flowers of early spring.


Hopefully, this poem will remind you to stop, and “take it all in” as you travel through life.
The poet's name is “Du Mu” in Chinese that is: 杜牧.
The title of the poem, “Mountain Travels” is: 山行
You can have the title, poet's name, and even “Tang Dynasty” written as an inscription on your custom wall scroll if you like.

More about the poet:

Dumu lived from 803-852 AD and was a leading Chinese poet during the later part of the Tang dynasty.
He was born in Chang'an, a city in central China and the former capital of the ancient Chinese empire in 221-206 BC. In present-day China, his birthplace is currently known as Xi'an, the home of the Terracotta Soldiers.

He was awarded his Jinshi degree (an exam administered by the emperor's court which leads to becoming an official of the court) at the age of 25 and went on to hold many official positions over the years. However, he never achieved a high rank, apparently because of some disputes between various factions, and his family's criticism of the government. His last post in the court was his appointment to the office of Secretariat Drafter.

During his life, he wrote scores of narrative poems, as well as a commentary on the Art of War and many letters of advice to high officials.

His poems were often very realistic and often depicted everyday life. He wrote poems about everything, from drinking beer in a tavern to weepy poems about lost love.

The thing that strikes you most is the fact even after 1200 years, not much has changed about the beauty of nature, toils, and troubles of love and beer drinking.


Not the results for 楓 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


see styles
fēng
    feng1
feng
 fuu; fuu / fu; fu
    ふう; フウ

More info & calligraphy:

Maple
maple (genus Acer)
(kana only) Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana); (surname, female given name) Momiji

一楓

see styles
 ippuu / ippu
    いっぷう
(given name) Ippuu

京楓

see styles
 kyouka / kyoka
    きょうか
(female given name) Kyōka

侑楓

see styles
 yuuka / yuka
    ゆうか
(female given name) Yūka

優楓

see styles
 yuuka / yuka
    ゆうか
(female given name) Yūka

光楓

see styles
 koufuu / kofu
    こうふう
(given name) Kōfū

冬楓

see styles
 fuyuka
    ふゆか
(female given name) Fuyuka

友楓

see styles
 yuuka / yuka
    ゆうか
(female given name) Yūka

和楓

see styles
 nodoka
    のどか
(female given name) Nodoka

唐楓

see styles
 toukaede; toukaede / tokaede; tokaede
    とうかえで; トウカエデ
trident maple; acer buergerianum

唯楓

see styles
 yuika
    ゆいか
(female given name) Yuika

圭楓

see styles
 kafuu / kafu
    かふう
(female given name) Kafū

夏楓

see styles
 kaede
    かえで
(female given name) Kaede

夕楓

see styles
 yuka
    ゆか
(female given name) Yuka

夢楓

see styles
 yumeka
    ゆめか
(female given name) Yumeka

実楓

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 mifu
    みふ
(female given name) Mifu

彩楓

see styles
 sayaka
    さやか
(female given name) Sayaka

徐楓

see styles
 shiifun / shifun
    しーふん
(personal name) Shi-fun

心楓

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 konoka
    このか
(female given name) Konoka

悠楓

see styles
 yuuka / yuka
    ゆうか
(personal name) Yūka

愛楓

see styles
 manaka
    まなか
(female given name) Manaka

文楓

see styles
 ayaka
    あやか
(female given name) Ayaka

春楓

see styles
 haruka
    はるか
(female given name) Haruka

晴楓

see styles
 seifuu / sefu
    せいふう
(given name) Seifū

朋楓

see styles
 tomoka
    ともか
(female given name) Tomoka

李楓

see styles
 rifuu / rifu
    りふう
(female given name) Rifū

松楓

see styles
 shoufuu / shofu
    しょうふう
maple

果楓

see styles
 kaede
    かえで
(female given name) Kaede

柊楓

see styles
 shuuka / shuka
    しゅうか
(female given name) Shuuka

梨楓

see styles
 rinka
    りんか
(female given name) Rinka

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Maple
fuu / kaerude
fu / kaerude
fēng / feng1 / feng
Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu遠上寒山石徑斜白雲生處有人家停車坐愛楓林晚霜葉紅於二月花
远上寒山石径斜白云生处有人家停车坐爱枫林晚霜叶红于二月花
yuǎn shàng hán shān shí jìng xiá bái yún shēng chù yǒu rén jiā tíng chē zuò ài fēng lín wǎn shuàng yè hóng yú èr yuè huā
yuan3 shang4 han2 shan1 shi2 jing4 xia2 bai2 yun2 sheng1 chu4 you3 ren2 jia1 ting2 che1 zuo4 ai4 feng1 lin2 wan3 shuang4 ye4 hong2 yu2 er4 yue4 hua1
yuan shang han shan shi jing xia bai yun sheng chu you ren jia ting che zuo ai feng lin wan shuang ye hong yu er yue hua
yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng ch`u yu jen chia t`ing ch`e tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua
yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng chu yu jen chia ting che tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line.
In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.


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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.


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