Tang Real Words Three Hundred - A Journey Through Chinese Classical Poetry and Prose (Student Edition)

Author: Li Xiaoming
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: A Hundred Selected Tang and Song Lyrics is a reading version of classical literary works designed for teenagers. The criteria for selecting materials in this book are determined based on the requirements of the Full-time Compulsory Education Chinese Language Curriculum Standards, aiming to comprehensively improve students' Chinese literacy, cultural taste, and aesthetic interests, as well as to absorb the wisdom of the national culture. All Tang and Song lyric poems included in the new primary and secondary school Chinese textbooks and those prescribed by the curriculum standards as mandatory reading and memorization are selected for this book. In addition, well-known and widely loved lyric poems by renowned Tang and Song writers are chosen based on the Chinese language proficiency and actual comprehension abilities of primary and secondary school students. It covers representative works of representative lyric poets from the Tang to the Song dynasties, making it a good selection of Tang and Song lyrics. The format of this A Hundred Selected Tang and Song Lyrics includes five parts: author introduction, original lyrics, annotations, translation, and appreciation. The author introduction briefly introduces the life and writing style of the authors, giving readers a general understanding of them. The annotation section not only explains difficult words but also provides phonetic annotations for all difficult characters. The translation section strives to remain faithful to the original work, using a literal translation method to allow readers to directly grasp the linguistic style of the original lyrics. The appreciation section introduces the background and purpose of writing, the artistic conception and writing characteristics of the lyrics, as well as the emotions the author intended to convey and the meaning of the work. For the convenience of primary and secondary school students to read, it is as close as possible to their actual reading experience, helping to bridge the gap between extracurricular and in-class reading in line with the broader Chinese language education approach.