"Arthur Sze presents a sophisticated vision of the vitality, diversity, and power of the Chinese poetic tradition. Traveling over one and a half millennia, Sze guides readers through a luminous history of verse—from the contemplative insights of fifth-century poet Tao Qian, through Tang-dynasty poets such as Wang Wei and Du Fu, and into subsequent centuries in which lived such innovative artists as Li Qingzhao and Bada Shanren, among many others."...

"Zài shūxiě zhōng, wǒ dǒngdéliǎo shīrénmen zài shēnghuó yǔ chuàngzuò shí, dōu shì gūdú de. Gūdú chéngjiùle tāmen yǔ zhòng bùtóng de shēngmìng, ràng tāmen xiàng xīngxīng nàyàng, xuánguà zài lìshǐ de chángyè, shǎnshǎn fāguāng. Nénggòu xiǎngshòu gūdú de rén shì bǐjiào yǒu zìxìn de, yīnwèi tā dǒngdé yǔ zìjǐ de xiāngchǔ zhī dào. Zài gūdú zhōng, wǒ chóngxīn dú shī, chóngxīn...

"Lìdài shǐshūxiě rén jìshì, dàduō rútóng yītiáo tiáo xīnwén duǎn xùn, qínggǎn hé xìjié yánzhòng quēshī. Nàxiē kěshì yǐngxiǎng lìshǐ jìnchéng de rén, tāmen shēnshang yīdìng yǒu gùshì, yǒu chuánqí, yǒu bùdéyǐ, kěxí shǐ shū lǐ kàn bù dào. Ér shīgē, kěyǐ ràng rénwù xiěròu fēngmǎn. Běnshū zuòzhě yǐ shīgē de shìjiǎo, dài wǒmen huí dào táng sòng de lìshǐ xiànchǎng,...

This is a book of guidance rooted in the wisdom of ancient China. Bestselling author Deng Ming-Dao provides key poetic lines that distill the essence of Taoism, organizing them in the form of a journey. The material here is drawn from a variety of sources, including, the Yijing, 300 Tang Poems, and the full text of the Daodejing. As Deng Ming-Dao notes, "We walk the Way each day. We don't know what's ahead, and so it's helpful to have the wisdom of...