Wen Xuan or Selection of Refined Literature, Vol. 1: Rhapsodies on Metropolises and Capitals (Princeton Library of Asian Translations)

A text of central importance to the Chinese literary tradition, the Wen Xuan was compiled by Xiao Tong (501-531) and is the oldest surviving anthology of Chinese literature arranged by genre. These volumes, the first three of a planned eight-volume translation of the entire work, contains thoroughly annotated translation of the first section of the Wen xuan, the rhapsodies on the metropolises and capitals.