{"product_id":"complete-collection-of-li-qingzhao-s-poetry-english-chinese-edition-96-poems-fragments-translated-by-zhu-manhua","title":"Complete Collection of Li Qingzhao’s Poetry (English-Chinese Edition): 96 Poems \u0026 Fragments, Translated by Zhu Manhua","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/7bab030c5ab7fb46a085a259ac42c7f9c5432947c3d4b5b37b3a1de2190a3433.jpg?v=1793437900\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy this book belongs on your shelf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLi Qingzhao is widely regarded as China's greatest female poet. She lived over 900 years ago during the Song Dynasty, and her words are still recited today. She wrote about the joy of youth, the sweetness of love, the pain of separation, and the loneliness of old age. Nine centuries later, her emotions still hit home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis book does three things that matter especially for readers outside China:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFirst, it's a complete collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMany Li Qingzhao anthologies include only a dozen or so famous pieces. This one contains all 96 of her known poems, including scattered lines and fragments quoted in classical texts that compiler Zhu Manhua tracked down and translated. Whatever you want to read by Li Qingzhao, it's likely here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eSecond, it's bilingual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eChinese original on one side, English translation on the other — no dictionary needed. Translator Zhu Manhua received the \"Senior Translator\" certification from the Translators Association of China in 1995. His translations are plain and readable, not the kind of word-for-word rendering that sounds like a machine wrote it. His goal was simple: let readers who don't know Chinese feel the beauty of the poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThird, it includes notes and context.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eReading the poems alone isn't enough — you also want to know why Li Qingzhao wrote what she wrote and what was happening in her life. The book provides translated historical background for the poems, and clearly marks disputed or incomplete works. If you're interested in Chinese history, these notes make the reading experience much richer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho is this for?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePoetry lovers curious about non-Western classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese learners who want to improve reading through real literature\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone interested in Chinese culture and Song Dynasty history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePeople looking for a culturally meaningful gift\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/91acddfffc5124c663f61ee4975837f7abc6851bccb8905cf2bd637bebcb10ae.jpg?v=1793437905\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/694d59eb658ee72dc3cea78b0d02a2f1141283a37e40bf47bfcb8e21665ea557.jpg?v=1793437908\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/70b3d76f712fa89b57621b4e083d599a8262da927e601faec6a98b98895a0ca2.jpg?v=1793437912\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462404235598,"sku":"978-7-5176-0606-2-1712016-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":17.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/8a7bb75dbf91737a2121e51ce462d47962d72373d90ac7b943b9fc0d33392709.jpg?v=1793416662","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/complete-collection-of-li-qingzhao-s-poetry-english-chinese-edition-96-poems-fragments-translated-by-zhu-manhua","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}