Mourning for autumn - a Chinese literary tradition

What’s the key word in your mind for autumn? Harvest? Red leaves? Fun? But looking through traditional Chinese literature, you’ll probably find a common emotion of melancholy or sadness, which even created a genre called the Mourning for Autumn. Follow Shen Ting in this episode and get into the emotional world of autumn.

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