The most famous long couplet
孫髯翁作昆明大觀樓天下第一長聯
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Correspondence from Julian:
Dear Ming and friends, I just came back from my China/Hong Kong trip. I took a 7 day tour to 雲 南 and visited such places as 昆 明 , 石 林 , 麗 江 , 大 理. My special interest during the tour is to be able to read the famous 大 觀 樓 長 聯 . Now I know what is the "official" and "correct" version of the couplet. I did a proof-reading of your posting and found the following "typos". 1. 辜 (莫 辜 負 ) should be 孤 2. 臨 ( 把 酒 臨 虛 )should be 凌 3. 嘆 ( 嘆 滾 滾 ) should be 歎 4.盡 ( 盡 珠 簾 ) should be 儘 5. 与 ( 都 付 与 )should be 與 The rest are all correct. My small contribution to your page : ) Julian. 1/24/2002 Note: Above corrected by MLP 1/26/2002 |
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