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A Sangaria sangria
国破れて山河在り (Kuni yaburete sanga ari; “A country, destroyed; mountain and river, existing”) Definition: The works of humankind – castles, towns, countries – may fall or be destroyed, but the mountains and rivers remain. Kings and kingdoms pass, but Nature endures. … Continue reading
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Tagged Chinese literature, Du Fu, endurance, existence, nature, ramune, transience, 国破れて, 國破山河在, 山河, 杜甫
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