Chen Li 陳黎: A War Symphony 戰爭交響曲 (animation+reciting 動畫+唸詩)

*Animation made by Wu Xiu-jing (動畫:吳秀菁) Chen Li’s reciting of the poem starts at 1:01 → 陳黎唸詩. Chen Li’s “A War Symphony“ ( 戰爭交響曲) is a visual poem as well as a sound poem. The Chinese character 兵 (pronounced as “bing“) means “soldier.“ 乒 and 乓 (pronounced as “ping“ and “pong“), which look like one-legged soldiers, are two onomatopoeic words imitating sounds of collision or gunshots. The character 丘 (pronounced as “chiou“) means “hill.“ Chen Li (1954- ), regarded as “one of the most innovative and exci
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