Rime Primer (Color Illustrations and Pinyin Edition)

Author: Quan Jieyun
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "The Sound and Rhythm Enlightenment" was compiled by Che Wanyou during the Qing Dynasty. It is an enlightening book specifically designed to train children in composing poems and writing couplets, as well as mastering phonetic patterns and rhymes. The text is full of rhythmic and harmonious sounds, easy to recite, and continues to shine with charm to this day. "The Sound and Rhythm Enlightenment" features a clear rhythm, harmonious tones, concise and easy-to-understand language, and is written according to rhymes. Its content is vast, covering real and imaginary responses such as characters, birds and animals, heaven and earth, flowers and trees, and objects, with perfectly balanced parallelism. Additionally, the book cites numerous allusions, involving history, myths, legends, and many familiar proverbs. By thoroughly studying this book, one can naturally master the rules of tonal parallelism, develop a strong sense of language, and greatly benefit in composing poems, writing couplets, and crafting essays.