Reed Flute Cave Poem

The reed flute cave also known as ludi yan in local language gets its name from the lush green reeds growing outside it.

Reed flute cave poem. This set of notes gives a full analysis of the poem with a relevant image and a handy grab box explaining the poem s significance and poetic techniques. The reed flute cave s more recent history places it as a crucial location in the sino japanese war when the local people used it as a hiding place and refuge. What s more the walls of the cave have calligraphy inscriptions mostly poems and travelogues from visitors dating back to the 8 th century the tang dynasty giving perhaps a glimpse of a medieval chinese version of graffiti. The reed flute cave boasts bodies of water extraordinary stalagmite and stalactite formations as well as a number.

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These reed are used to generate the musical instruments the flutes. Reed flute cave is a natural limestone cave in the guangxi province of china. Also renowned as an artist teacher. Its name is derived from a variety of naturally abundant reed that grows throughout the area which can be used to make flutes.

Ruby howell this is what the reed flute cave looks like who discovered the reed flute cave and when. Reed flute cave by the australian poet oodgeroo noonuccal is a set text for hsc standard english study. Poems such as china woman reed flute cave entombed warriors visit to sun yat sen memorial hall sunrise on huampu river and a lake. This cave is formed by water erosion and exhibits grand collection of stalactites stone pillars and rock formations.

The past china woman reed flute cave entombed warriors visit to sun yat sen memorial hall sunrise on huampu river a lake within a lake merit and cultural significance of her poetry oodgeroo noonuccal s poetry is highly regarded in australia and overseas. Poems studied from kath walker in china are. Reed flute cave by. These poems became the first collection written by an indigenous australian to be co published by australian and chinese publishing houses and presented in chinese and english.

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