Yes, I know the bird exists in China, it's the freaking mockingbird. I'm saying that the stories of Nightingale is more a westernization of the exotic orient than it is an actual reflection of the bird's place in Chinese mythology/folklore.
D'you know who wrote the poem? 'Cuz it looks kind of meh to me.
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Date: 2009-08-03 06:46 am (UTC)D'you know who wrote the poem? 'Cuz it looks kind of meh to me.