Dr. Xiaoping Song, 2016
- Reading of the four outer sides in red characters
- The second round of reading-reversed
- In the simplified characters
The star gauge poetry | 璇玑图 xuánjī tú |
Su Hui | 苏蕙 sū huì |
The first reversed poem should start on the top side with the character “伤 shāng ” (which is the very last character of the fourth poem in the first round of reading) and move from right to left horizontally till the character “琴 qín ” .
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Poem One: 伤惨怀慕增忧心 堂空惟思咏和音 藏摧悲声发曲秦 商弦激楚流清琴 | |||
The second poem is on the left-hand side starting with the character “芳fāng” and moving downward till the character “亲qīn”.
Poem Two 芳兰凋茂熙阳春 墙面殊意感故新 霜水齐杰志清纯 望谁思想怀所亲 | ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ | ||
The third reversed poem is on the bottom side starting with the character “刚 gāng ” and moving from left to right horizontally till the character “津 jīn “.
Poem Three 刚柔有女为贱人 房幽处己悯微身 长路悲旷感生民 粱山殊寒隔河津 | |||
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The fourth reversed poem should be on the right-hand side starting with the character “湘 xiāng ” at the bottom and going upward right back to the character “仁 rén “, which is the very first character of the first poem in the first round of reading.
Poem Four 湘江浮飘离匹伦 皇英配圣惟贤臣 章荣重华显妙贞 唐虞圣德怀智仁 | ↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑↑ | ||