Written by the exiled minister Qu Yuan before his tragic suicide, this staggering mythological epic introduced soaring imagination and individual passion to Chinese literature.
A heartbreaking tale of forced divorce and double suicide, this Han Dynasty masterpiece stands as the unrivaled peak of ancient Chinese narrative poetry.
How a single, mesmerizing poem by an otherwise obscure poet captured the cosmic beauty of the universe and earned the title of ’the poem that crowns all of the Tang Dynasty.'
Dating back over 2,500 years, this monumental anthology of 305 ancient songs established the foundational rhythms, themes, and soul of all Chinese poetry.