Three Hundred Poems of Tang Dynasty

Author: Hongtang Tuishi
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-10
Features: The Tang Dynasty was the golden age of classical Chinese poetry. Tang poetry is rich in content, lofty in conception, diverse in form, and masterful in technique, truly a treasure in the history of Chinese literature. During the Kangxi reign of the Qing Dynasty, Peng Dingqiu and others compiled the Complete Collection of Tang Poems, which spans over 900 volumes. Due to its vast size, it was not suitable for popular dissemination. To this day, numerous Tang poetry anthologies have been preserved, including Yin Fan's Collection of Outstanding Poems from the River and Mount and dozens of others. Among these, the Qing Dynasty's Selected Tang Poems by Hongtang includes One Hundred Selected Tang Poems, which, with its moderate length, has been published and circulated the most over the past two centuries, making it one of the most influential anthologies among the old selections. The title "Three Hundred Poems" is a round number; in reality, this book selects 310 poems, divided into eight volumes. The selected poems are listed according to poetic form. Many of the included works are representative and embody the "spirit of the high Tang," which is the pinnacle of Tang poetry. Almost all major writers of this period are included in this book, and the selected poems are mostly masterpieces. Additionally, it balances works of different styles by the same author, avoiding narrowness. Three Hundred Tang Poems was compiled in the 28th year of the Qianlong reign (1763). The compiler, Hongtang Tuishi, was a jinshi (imperial scholar) in the 16th year of the Qianlong reign (1751), surnamed Sun, named Zi, styled Linxi, and originally from Wuxi, Jiangsu. The present publisher has meticulously proofread and laser-typeset the old edition of Three Hundred Tang Poems, publishing it in a traditional bound format to be enjoyed by readers.