Ancient Chinese classic poems are exquisite works of art. As far as 2,000 years ago, Chinese poets composed the beautiful work Book of Poetry and Elegies of the South, Later, they created more splendid Tang poetry and Song lyrics. Such classic works as Thus Spoke the Master and Laws: Divine and Human were extremely significant in building and shaping the culture of the Chinese nation. These works are both a cultural bond linking the thoughts and affections of Chinese people and an important bridge for Chinese culture and the world. Mr. Xu Yuanchong has been engaged in translation for 70 years. In December 2010, he won the Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation conferred by the Translators Association of China (TAC). He is honored as the only expert who translates Chinese poems into both English and French. After his excellent interpretation, many Chinese classic poems have been further refined into perfect English and French rhymes. This collection of Classical Chinese Poetry and Prose gathers his most representative English translations. It includes the classic works Thus Spoke the Master, Laws: Divine and Human and dramas such as Romance of the Western Bower, Dream in Peony Pavilion, Love in Long-life Hall and Peach Blossom Painted with Blood. The largest part of the collection includes the translation of selected poems from different dynasties. The selection includes various types of poems, lyrics and Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasty songs. The selected works start from the pre-Qin era to the Qing Dynasty, covering almost the entire history of classic poems in China. Reading these works is like tasting "living water from the source" of Chinese culture. We hope this collection will help English readers "know, love and appreciate" Chinese classic poems, share the intelligence of Confucius and Lao Tzu, share the gracefulness of Tang Dynasty poems, Song lyrics and classic operas and songs and promote exchanges between Eastern and Western culture. This book is one of the 14 books of Classical Chinese Poetry and Prose, a translation of Confucian classics Thus Spoke the Master.
 

Contents
目 录
Preface
Yu Shinan
To the Cicada
To the Firefly
Kong Shao’an
Falling Leaves
Wang Ji
The Wineshop
A Field View
Han Shan
Long, Long the Pathway to Cold Hill
Shangguan Yi
Early Spring in Laurel Palace
Wang Bo
Farewell to Prefect Du
Prince Teng’s Pavilion
Yang Jiong
I would Rather Fight
Luo Binwang
The Cicada Heard in Prison
Wei Chengqing
Parting with my Younger Brother
Song Zhiwen
Crossing River Han
Shen Quanqi
The Garrison at Yellow Dragon Town
He Zhizhang
The Willow
Home-coming
Chen Zi’ang
On the Tower at Youzhou
Parting Gift
序
虞世南
蝉
咏萤
孔绍安
落叶
王绩
过酒家
野望
寒山
杳杳寒山道
上官仪
早春桂林殿应诏
王勃
送杜少府之任蜀州
滕王阁诗
杨炯
从军行
骆宾王
在狱咏蝉
韦承庆
南行别弟
宋之问
渡汉江
沈佺期
杂诗
贺知章
咏柳
回乡偶书二首
陈子昂
登幽州台歌
送东莱王学士无竞