All alone in a foreign land, I am twice as homesick on this day When brothers carry dogwood up the mountain, Each of them a branch—and my branch miss… - Wang Wei

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All alone in a foreign land,
I am twice as homesick on this day
When brothers carry dogwood up the mountain,
Each of them a branch—and my branch missing.

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About Wang Wei

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王維; 699–759) was a Tang dynasty Chinese poet, musician, painter, and statesman. He was one of the most famous men of arts and letters of his time. Many of his poems are preserved, and twenty-nine were included in the highly influential 18th-century anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.

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Alternative Names: Mo-chieh Wang Yu-chʻeng Wang Mojie Wang Youcheng Wang Wei Wang Duy Vương Makitsu Ō Yu Wang zi Mojie I Ō You Wang Mojie Vėĭ Van Wang Weij Wang youcheng
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