Luofuxing
Chinese ballad
Also known as: “Moshangsang”
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Chinese literature
- In Chinese literature: Poetry
Luofuxing (“The Song of Luofu”; also called Moshangsang, “Roadside Mulberry Tree”) recounts how a pretty young lady declined a carriage ride offered her by a government commissioner. The most outstanding folk ballad of this period is Kongque dongnanfei (“Southeast the Peacock Flies”). The longest poem…
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