sān​dū​fù

Rhapsody on the Three Capitals

Senses

三都赋/ 三都賦 sān​dū​fù Rhapsody on the Three Capitals

A famous series of poetic rhapsodies by the Western Jin writer 左思 zuǒ​sī, consisting of three parts describing the capitals of the Three Kingdoms: Shu, Wu, and Wei. It was so popular after its release that people in Luoyang rushed to copy it, causing the price of paper to rise.

References

see 三都赋/三都賦 左思/左思