：Pocket Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Appreciation

Author: Cheng Qianfan
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Publish Date: 2003-06-01
Features: This comprehensive reference book, integrating an anthology, commentary, and lookup function, has become an essential tool for students and literature enthusiasts due to its collection of the essence of Chinese literature, as well as its clear and in-depth explanations and rich references. To meet the needs of readers with different cultural backgrounds, this series is a revised version of the original dictionary, selecting outstanding works and retaining some appendices. This book includes 130 classical works by 90 authors from various dynasties, generally arranged in chronological order. Each poem is usually accompanied by a commentary, though some works are discussed together. The book uses simplified characters, with traditional characters or variant characters used when necessary to avoid ambiguity. Difficult or ambiguous phrases in the poems are generally explained within the commentary, with occasional notes added at the end. Historical dates related to ancient history are typically presented in traditional calendar terms, with corresponding Gregorian dates included in parentheses. The "year" is usually omitted in the parenthetical Gregorian dates.
(Note: The content about the book's selection and formatting is repeated twice in the original text. I have retained the repetition in the translation for accuracy.)