Thursday, June 05, 2014

[Opinion] Dedication for the 25th Tiananmen Anniversary

Source: Reuters

Source: AFP

 Source: BBC News


The following Chinese poem by Tan Sitong (1865 - 1898) is dedicated to those who died on June 4, 1989 at Tiananmen Square:




譚嗣同 (1865 - 1898)


《絕命詩》

望門投止思張儉,忍死須叟待杜根。

我自橫刀向天笑,去留肝膽兩昆侖。



 


References:

"Tan Sitong", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tan_Sitong
(accessed 2014-06-05).

"譚嗣同", Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia,
http://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hk/%E8%B0%AD%E5%97%A3%E5%90%8C
(accessed 2014-06-05).

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