Bibliograph

A thousand peaks, poems from China, [Compiled and translated] by Siyu Liu and Orel Protopopescu ; illustrated by Siyu Liu

Type

Label

A thousand peaks, poems from China, [Compiled and translated] by Siyu Liu and Orel Protopopescu ; illustrated by Siyu Liu

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 51) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A thousand peaks

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

757774

Responsibility statement

[Compiled and translated] by Siyu Liu and Orel Protopopescu ; illustrated by Siyu Liu

Sub title

poems from China

Summary

A collection of thirty-five poems spanning nineteen centuries, representing both famous and lesser-known poets, including both the Chinese text and a literal translation

Table Of Contents

Pity the farmer / Li Shen -- Passing Huaging Palace / Du Mu -- Clouds / Lai Hu -- Chrysanthemum song / Huang Chao -- Poem of my lost country / Lady Huarui -- Presented to Premier Kou / Qian Tao -- Poem in seven paces / Cao Zhi -- Clothes made of gold thread / Du Qiuniang -- Song of a tung tree by a well / Xue Tao -- Traveling in Long Xi / Chen Tao -- Passing the jinshi exam / Meng Jiao -- Horse poem / Li He -- I see the signatures of those who passed / Yu Xuanji -- On failing the jinshi exam / Huang Chao -- Painting a rooster / Tang Yin -- Song of a traveling son / Meng Jiao --Remembering my brothers / Wang Wei -- Bamboo rock / Zheng Banqiao -- River snow / Liu Zongyuan -- Leaving Baidi City in the morning / Li Bai -- In the emerald willows / Du Fu -- Song of a well in a small yard / Mao Zedong -- Storm at Lakeview Tower / Su Shi -- White gibbons in autumn cove / Li Bai -- Watching Lushan Waterfall / Li Bai -- Lodging in the monk's hut / Zeng Gongliang -- Willow song / He Zhizhang -- Spring snow / Han Yu -- Flower shadows / Su Shi -- The freezing fly / Yang Wanli -- Song of the geese / Luo Binwang -- Wind / Li Qiao -- Grass on an ancient field / Bai Juyi -- The rosy cloud / Wang Zhou -- Climbing Stork Tower / Wang Zhihuan

Target audience

pre adolescent

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