{"product_id":"to-view-all-the-flowers-of-chang-an-in-one-day-english-edition-203-tang-poems-in-original-rhyme","title":"To View All the Flowers of Chang‘an in One Day (English Edition): 203 Tang Poems in Original Rhyme","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/c39501c1950a0a929a368591e18bac167f0961932130b55d24f203e7c4997d22.jpg?v=1793436413\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYou don't need to read Chinese to fall in love with Tang poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTang poetry is one of China's greatest cultural treasures. In just four lines, it captures mountains and rivers, partings and reunions, ambition and loneliness. But here's the problem—past English translations often read like academic papers or free verse, losing the one thing that makes Tang poetry sing:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003erhythm and rhyme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis book is different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTranslator C.K. Ho is a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong who has spent over 20 years studying classical Chinese poetry. He did something no one had done before:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ehe translated Tang poems into English that rhyme—following the original rhyme schemes of the Chinese poems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. When you read the English, you feel the same musical rhythm as the original\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/book.douban.com\/subject\/27016510\/#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat's inside:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e203 Tang poems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, all timeless classics by Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Bai Juyi, and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eBilingual layout\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e—Chinese on the left, English on the right, easy to compare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePalace paintings from the Summer Palace collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, by Qing Dynasty court painters including Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining) and Yu Shu, reproduced from original silk scrolls and made public for the first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/book.douban.com\/subject\/27016510\/#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho is this book 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=\"\"\u003eOverseas readers curious about Chinese culture and poetry—this is the friendliest introduction you'll find.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone learning Chinese—read poetry and pick up the language side by side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese readers who want to share their culture with English-speaking friends—just open to any page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eCollectors and slow readers—beautifully bound hardcover, made to be revisited.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eA Douban reader wrote: \"Tang poetry is so beautiful—this is the essence of the Chinese language, concise yet profound. The English translation is also simple and easy to understand; reading the two languages side by side is fascinating.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/book.douban.com\/subject\/27016510\/#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e31\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAnother said: \"This book presents a treasure of Chinese culture to the world. After reading it, I wanted to memorize the entire book.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/014128740ef19babb87b41a0e95e8b03185d83d2ea0990da1b110ffd64f606a2.jpg?v=1793436417\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/a40deb58785d85e52f4171ac2efcdeb9eed9c111b0a73320d73d1573fc1fb212.jpg?v=1793436421\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/da24e22c1e1306a91c919e3591021807f3d56ea85778b72a89567a2438991275.jpg?v=1793436424\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462415409486,"sku":"978-7-5086-6387-6-1543232-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":23.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/776558fce050c67e1ccea21a31a1890587246f9ac0d0d367acbf0a29835869ee.jpg?v=1793416853","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/to-view-all-the-flowers-of-chang-an-in-one-day-english-edition-203-tang-poems-in-original-rhyme","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}