Driving route No. 839, Liu Kuanyun uses the bus intercom to announce upcoming stops and recite a few lines of poetry and tales of folk culture while stopped at a red light. "The clear and bright moon casts its light on the pine forest, while the creek ripples over the stones…" Liu lyrically recites from memory a Tang Dynasty(618-970) poem. (Photo: Screenshot of video by Btime)
A ride on Liu Kuanyun's bus in North China's Shanxi Province not only gets you from point A to B, an off-the-cuff recital of ancient Chinese poetry is part of the service he enjoys providing.
Liu is a "five-star" driver who has shuttled passengers around the city of Taiyuan for 34 years.
Driving route No. 839, Liu uses the bus intercom to announce upcoming stops and recite a few lines of poetry and tales of folk culture while stopped at a red light.
While waiting for a green light at an intersection, Liu lyrically recites from memory a Tang Dynasty(618-970) poem about autumn weather: "After the rain in the empty valley, it becomes cold as it is fall. The clear and bright moon casts its light on the pine forest, while the creek ripples over the stones…"
A video posted Tuesday by Btime shows passengers giving their bus driver wide smiles and a round of applause.
Liu then announces the next stop and reminds passengers to prepare to disembark, video shows.
The passengers had many compliments for their driver. His poetry "not only enriches our knowledge, but also makes the bus trip very interesting," a passenger said.
