Read the Classics Aloud

Large-print edition with pinyin annotations. Scan the QR code to listen to the audio.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿The Poetry of a Thousand Masters contains 226 poems by 122 poets. Among them, there are 65 Tang Dynasty poets, 53 Song Dynasty poets, 2 Ming Dynasty poets, and 2 anonymous poets whose dates remain unknown. These poets come from a wide range of backgrounds-some are royal relatives of noble birth, while others are obscure poets of humble origin; some are renowned literary masters, while others are virtually unknown.The content of the collection is rich and varied, encompassing landscapes and natural scenes, homesickness and longing for loved ones, poems on objects and paintings, farewells to friends, the sorrow of parting, reflections on the past and lamenting the present, banquet responses and poetic exchanges, as well as concerns for the state and its people. Brimming with the vitality of daily life, the anthology vividly reflects the social landscape of the Tang and Song dynasties.All the poems in this collection are in the jinti (regulated verse) form, consisting of five- and seven-character lines. It includes 39 five-character quatrains, 45 five-character octaves, 94 seven-character quatrains, and 48 seven-character octaves. These poems are short in length, easy to understand, and pleasant to recite, making them highly memorable and richly melodious.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿122¿¿¿¿226¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿65¿¿¿¿¿¿53¿¿¿¿¿¿2¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿2¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿39¿¿¿¿¿¿45¿¿¿¿¿¿94¿¿¿¿¿¿48¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿