Publisher's Synopsis
The complete collection include the most famous Chinese traditional classic poems: 300 Tang Poems, 300 Song Ci and 300 Yuan Qu Poetry. The Three Hundred Tang Poems is an anthology of poems from the Chinese Tang dynasty, 618-907, first compiled around 1763 by Sun Zhu, 1722-1778, the Qing Dynasty scholar, also known as Hengtang Tuishi. Various later editions also exist. The ci form of Classical Chinese poetry is especially associated with the poetry of the Song Dynasty, during which it was indeed a popular poetic form. Two main categories of ci employed in Song Dynasty were xiaoling and manci, depending on the song being either short and in fast tempo or long and in slow tempo. In Chinese literature, the Qu form of poetry from the Yuan Dynasty may be called Yuanqu. The Tang poet with the most pieces included in this collection is Du Fu, with thirty-nine. Li Bo is a close runner-up, with thirty-four. Wang Wei has twenty-nine poems included in the anthology and Li Shangyin has twenty-four. Famous Ci Poets in Song Dynasty are Liu Yong, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan, Zhou Bangyan, Li Qingzhao, Lu You, Xin Qiji etc. Some famous Yuan Poetry Poets included are Guan Hanqing, Ma Zhiyuan, Qiao Ji etc.
