Chinese Poetry for My Daughter 给女儿的古诗课

五月马 May Ma

A mother and daughter rediscover classical Chinese poetry together. May Ma, a Paris-based storyteller, returns to her mother—a retired Chinese literature teacher in Suzhou—and to her mother tongue through these poems. Each episode is a quiet conversation around one poem, its beauty, its meaning, and why it still speaks to us today. For anyone who grew up with these poems, moved away from them, or is discovering them for the first time. New episodes bi-weekly. One poem at a time. Credits Theme music adapted from “Shui Diao Ge Tou”《水调歌头》 and performed by May Ma Video edited by Zhou Hang

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  1. Season 1 Trailer

    Poetry Lessons for My Daughter (Trailer) | 给女儿的古诗课 (预告)

    A Chinese literature teacher and her Paris-based daughter return to classical Chinese poetry.Across distance and time, we turn to these lines—still speaking, still alive, one poem at a time.This is where we begin.— 《给女儿的古诗课》一位语文老师母亲和她身在海外的女儿，一起重新读古诗词。我是五月马 (May Ma)，成长辗转在不同语言与文化之间 🇨🇳🇯🇵🇺🇸🇫🇷，现居巴黎。离开母语二十年后，现在通过视频对话，跟着妈妈重读中国古诗词。🎬 预告片今天上线 第一首诗，很快见。也欢迎你，加入我们一起读诗。 CreditsTheme music adapted from “Shui Diao Ge Tou”（《水调歌头》） and performed by May Ma Video edited by Zhou Hang Produced by 2 Soleil Creatives🎬 Subscribe for upcoming episodes.

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A mother and daughter rediscover classical Chinese poetry together. May Ma, a Paris-based storyteller, returns to her mother—a retired Chinese literature teacher in Suzhou—and to her mother tongue through these poems. Each episode is a quiet conversation around one poem, its beauty, its meaning, and why it still speaks to us today. For anyone who grew up with these poems, moved away from them, or is discovering them for the first time. New episodes bi-weekly. One poem at a time. Credits Theme music adapted from “Shui Diao Ge Tou”《水调歌头》 and performed by May Ma Video edited by Zhou Hang

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