Annotations to the Mountain Valley Poetry Collection (Vol. 1 & 2)

Author: Huang Baohua
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: The poems of Shanshui have long been considered difficult to read, as they contain an immense amount of cultural information, with Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and the language of fiction all being incorporated into the poetry. Since the Song Dynasty, many scholars have dedicated themselves to removing the reading barriers--annotating the poems. Among them, Ren Yuan, Shi Rong, and Shi Jiwen are considered the best. For example, Ren Yuan's annotations on one poem in Yan Ya cite over seventy sources (works). Qian Zhongshu expressed deep admiration for the annotations of these three scholars in Art and Literature Notes. This book is based on the combined annotations of these three (Ren Yuan annotating the Nèijí, Shi Rong annotating the Wàijí, and Shi Jiwen annotating the Biéjí), meticulously edited and proofread by Professor Huang Baohua over a decade of effort. It corrects errors and omissions in the original text, making it one of the most authoritative definitive editions of the Shanshui poetry collection.