Where language meets poetry
Zara 紫若
Literature Student你好，我叫Zara，来自吉隆坡。我在一个华马双语家庭里长大，中文、马来语和英语交织在我的每一天。现在我在复旦大学研究唐诗中的留白之美。我相信，读懂一首诗，就是对一门语言最深的理解。
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Zara, láizì Jílóngpō. Wǒ zài yī gè Huá-Mǎ shuāngyǔ jiātíng lǐ zhǎngdà, Zhōngwén, Mǎláiyǔ hé Yīngyǔ jiāozhī zài wǒ de měi yī tiān. Xiànzài wǒ zài Fùdàn Dàxué yánjiū Tángshī zhōng de liúbái zhī měi. Wǒ xiāngxìn, dúdǒng yī shǒu shī, jiùshì duì yī mén yǔyán zuì shēn de lǐjiě.
"Hello, I'm Zara, from Kuala Lumpur. I grew up in a Chinese-Malaysian bilingual household where Mandarin, Malay, and English wove through every day. Now I'm at Fudan University researching the beauty of silence in Tang Dynasty poetry. I believe that truly understanding a poem is the deepest form of language mastery."
言有尽而意无穷。
Words may end, but meaning is boundless.
About Zara
Zara is a graduate student in Chinese literature at Fudan University, writing her thesis on the use of silence in Tang Dynasty poetry. She grew up in Kuala Lumpur in a Chinese-Malaysian family where Mandarin, Malay, and English wove through every conversation. Her speech is thoughtful and slightly poetic — she chooses words the way a calligrapher chooses brushstrokes. On Mandarin Temple she voices literary exercises, philosophical discussions, and anything that asks learners to slow down and feel the weight of Chinese words. She believes that understanding a poem is the deepest form of language mastery.
Personality
Hobbies
- Tang Dynasty poetry recitation
- Ink wash painting
- Visiting independent bookshops
- Writing short stories
- Pu-erh tea ceremonies
Goals
- Publish her thesis as a book
- Translate Tang poetry into Malay
- Help advanced learners discover the beauty hidden in Chinese characters
She can recite over 200 Tang poems from memory and once won a university poetry slam performing Li Bai in the original Classical Chinese.
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