唐诗三百首

The most beloved anthology of classical Chinese poetry, compiled in the 18th century by scholar Sun Zhu, gathers 300 masterpieces from the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) - China's literary golden age. Here are poems by Li Bai, who drank with the moon and sailed with the stars; Du Fu, who wept for the suffering people; Wang Wei, who found enlightenment in mountain mists; Bai Juyi, who wrote for common ears. There are verses about lonely geese crossing autumn skies, about blossoms falling on mountain temples, about the eternal tension between duty and longing, between the court and the wild. Each poem unfolds in five or seven characters per line,層 meaning upon meaning. This collection has shaped Chinese consciousness for centuries, memorized by children and scholars alike, passed down through generations as the doorway to beauty. For anyone seeking the soul of Chinese civilization, these three hundred poems are where to find it.