Encountering Sorrow (opening)
屈原
帝高阳之苗裔兮
朕皇考曰伯庸
摄提贞于孟陬兮
惟庚寅吾以降
dì gāo yáng zhī miáo yì xī
zhèn huáng kǎo yuē bó yōng
shè tí zhēn yú mèng zōu xī
wéi gēng yín wú yǐ jiàng
帝高阳之苗裔兮，朕皇考曰伯庸。摄提贞于孟陬兮，惟庚寅吾以降。
Opening of Chu ci—lineage and fate declared.
屈原《离骚》：香草美人——以象征写忠与疏离；上路是自我放逐，也是自我澄清。可与端午传说并读：诗是内里，节是外记。今日：被边缘时，仍可用自己的香草系统命名价值。
Qu Yuan’s Lisao: fragrant herbs and the fair one—symbols for loyalty and estrangement; the road is exile and self-clarifying. Pair with Dragon Boat memory: poem as interior, festival as outer mark.
伟大长篇常从「我是谁、从哪来」起笔——身份是行动的起点。
Great epics start with “who I am”—identity grounds action.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
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