The poems of the Tang dynasty （618-907） and the Song dynasty （960-1279） mark the twin peaks in classical Chinese literature. Even today， poets such as Li Bai， Du Fu， Wang Wei， Bai Juyi， Li Shangyin， Su Shi， Xin Qiji and Li Qingzhao are still commonly read as an integrated part of Chinese culture.
This volume presents more than a hundred celebrated poems selected out of the Tang and Song dynasties ，translated into English by Dr. Qiu Xiaolong， himself a renowned， award-winning bilingual poet. For a unique effect， each poem here is matched with a classical painting， corresponding to the traditional poetics of yijing——"the world of meanings through images"， so the reader may enjoy a special， advantageous entrance into the world of classical Chinese poetry.
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——Ha Jin， Author of Waiting
Such as the joy of reuniting with old friends， sorrow at parting fromthem， loneliness and homesickness while on the road. and of course， love.
——Cameron Campbell. Professorof Sociology， UCLA
Qiu Xialongs lines echo with the distilled beauty and emotion ofthe most magical epoch of Chinese poetry. Wu Wenying asks:"Why should the heavens be so mean. holding back the message ofthe spring？" In rendering this glorious art， we have lost as little aspossible in translation and arc fortunate to have a translator who holds nothing back.
——Howard French. The New York Times Shanghai Bureau Chief