chángménfù
Ode to Tall Gate Palace
- Ode to Tall Gate Palace
- A famous Han Dynasty poetic essay composed by 司马相如 sīmǎxiāngrú on behalf of Empress Chen, who had lost the favor of Emperor Wu and was living in the Changmen (Tall Gate) Palace; the work expresses the sorrow and resentment of a woman discarded by her husband.