Questions, answered plainly

No. Every poem, translation and reading note on Tang Yun is free, with no sign-up, no paywall and no limit. Payment only happens when you buy a downloadable print.

There is no catch. The poems are public domain and the translations are ours; we would rather have readers than sign-ups. Print sales pay for the site — the calligraphy prints are the part people frame and the part that costs money to make.

They were written for Tang Yun, poem by poem, aiming at accuracy first. Where a translation had to choose between literal sense and English music, the note under the poem says what was lost.

63 poems by 23 poets are live now, chosen from the classics of the Tang dynasty. We add new poems and poets in batches every week.

A watermark-free, print-ready calligraphy file for the poem you chose, in the size tier you paid for — vector SVG, sharp at any print size. It stays in your library forever.

Checkout runs through PayPal, which accepts PayPal balances and all major debit and credit cards. You do not need a PayPal account. Prices are in US dollars.

No. Every print is a one-time purchase. There is nothing to cancel and nothing renews.

Classroom and personal use is always fine. For commercial use, write to us and we will set up a licence. Reselling the files themselves is not permitted.

If a file will not open or print correctly, write to us and we will fix it or refund the payment.

The Chinese originals are public domain. Our English translations are copyrighted; quote up to four lines with a link back, and ask first for anything longer.

Please do — email peter.wu@hadonglobal.com. Poems with a clear structure and one strong turn are easiest to translate well.