1. Yuan Shi Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty
Original text: Bai Shu-zi in the East Palace, a Zen master in the South Temple.
Translation: When will I, an official in the DPRK, and Zen Master Ziyuan in Nansi meet again?
2. Zheng Xie, a poet of Qing Dynasty in Hsinchu
Original text: Hsinchu is higher than the old bamboo branches, and it is all supported by the old cadres.
The new bamboo is taller than the old one, and their growth is supported by the old branches. Shine on you is better than blue, and the growth of the new force needs the active support of the older generation.
3. Bing Xin is anonymous
Original text: The jade pot contains Bing Xin, and Zhu Bi writes about the teacher's soul. Chunchun is like a father's language, and talk is like a friend.
Bing Xin is packed in a white jade pot, and the red pen writes the teacher's spirit. The teacher speaks like a father and a friend.
4. Untitled Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin
Original: and the silk-worms of spring will weave until they die, and every night the candles will weep their wicks away.
The silkworms don't spit until they die, and the wax oil like tears can only drip dry when the candles are burnt to ashes.
5. Gong Zizhen, a poet of Qing Dynasty, Ji Hai's Miscellaneous Poems
Original text: Falling red is not a heartless thing, but turning into spring mud protects flowers more.
A fallen flower that falls from a branch, but it is not a heartless thing. It turns into the soil of spring and can also play a role in cultivating the next generation.