中国古典诗词趣读

1. Introduction

2. Dui Lian : The Art of the Couplet

3. The Rules for Composing hi

4. Translating a Chinese Poem

5. Why Yue Fei Musi Die

6. The Lost Tone

7. Du Fu : The Man and His Times

8. The Narrative Poems of Du Fu

9. Du Fu : A Mixed Bag of Poems

10. The Mood Poems of Du Fu

11. Du Fu as a Friend ofEi Bai

12. A Teacher who was also an Actbr

13. The Obscure Poems of Li Shangy!n

14. "The Richly Decorated Se"

15. Li Shangyins Glorious Sunse

16. The Sound of Temple Bells

17. A Half Day of Leisure

18. The Right Word

Classical poems are an integral part ofChinese culture. Thepoems have beenmemorized, savoured and handed downfrom onegeneration to the next. Famouslines are quoted frequently in bothdaily lifeconversations and official speeches.
Shi and Ci, though both classical Chinesepoems, are different inmany ways. Thinvolnmo fon Ci. Some of the mostwel-known Ci poems,mostly from the SongDynasty (960-1279), are psented inthisbook.
The unique bilingual format captures thecadence and the spirit ofeach poem. Thehanyu pinyin to all Chinese charactersmakes itpossible for people who cannotread Chinese language can alsoappreciatethe poems. The author explains the poemsin such a waythat you will find readingclassical Chinese poems can be easyandfun. Enjoy the book！