On the night of Mid-Autumn Festival, he alone raised a cup of wine and questioned the heavens.
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history
From Su Shi's 《水调歌头·明月几时有》 (1076), the most famous Mid-Autumn poem in Chinese. Opening: 明月几时有？把酒问青天。不知天上宫阙，今夕是何年。 Written for his brother Su Zhe, whom he had not seen for seven years. Closes with the line everyone knows: 但愿人长久，千里共婵娟.
culture
Indelibly associated with Mid-Autumn Festival. The Teresa Teng / Faye Wong song 《但愿人长久》 set the whole ci to music, making the ci a pop-culture fixture.
