Three Hundred Songs of Song Dynasty

Author: Qing Zhu Xiaozang
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: ▼ Complete Content ▼ Sandalwood Aroma ▼ Compact and Lightweight ▼ Original Illustrations ▼ Portable —— Among the vast Chinese classics, none have benefited the world more profoundly, deeply rooted, and endured as long as the Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty and the Three Hundred Poems of the Song Dynasty. The Song Ci (lyrics) is a brilliant gem on the crown of ancient Chinese literature. Just as poetry flourished to its peak in the Tang Dynasty, the Ci reached its zenith in the Song Dynasty, ultimately earning the same status as Tang poetry as "the literature of an era" and becoming a pair of unparalleled masterpieces, the primary literary genre people first think of when mentioning the Song Dynasty.
—as quoted from Preface to the Lyrics of Famous Song Poets by Ming Mao Jin: "When the Ci flourished in the Song Dynasty, it began to dominate. Its manifold development reached its full glory in the Song, when the name of the Ci was finally complete." This perfectly highlights the prosperity of the Ci in the Song Dynasty and its enduring artistic achievement. Legend has it that the Jin Dynasty Emperor Wanyan Liang heard of Liu Yong's Ode to the Sea...