Unveiling the Right Side: Zhuan Script Calligraphy (of a Yuan Dynasty Poem “Nostalgia for Jinling of the Past,” by Sa Dula)

摘要

The city of Jinling was the capital of several dynasties in the history of ancient China. It is now known as Nanjing. The poet expressed his dissatisfaction with the current social and political environment and lamented the loss of the past glory of the city. This poem expresses his wistful yearning for the ancient Jinling city and is one of the best known of his collection of several hundred poems, which reflected society and life during the Yuan Dynasty ruled by the Mongolian emperors.The …