Tang and Song Ci Anthology

Author: He Cunjin (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: Poetry of the Tang Dynasty and Ci of the Song Dynasty both represent the special achievements of their respective eras in literary history. Ci emerged during the Sui and Tang dynasties alongside the emerging music—Yanyue. Yanyue was a fusion of traditional Han music and Western music, and it was considered a vibrant lyrical music at the time. Originally, Ci was lyrics composed for the different tunes of this new music, and it was then called "quzi" or "quzi ci," which can be seen as abbreviations of "ci."