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The book is one of the 14 books of Classical Chinese Poetry and Prose. It is a translation of a curated selection of lyrics composed between the Tang and Five Dynasties, spanning 600 years. Xu Yuan Chong is a professor emeritus of Chinese language and literature at Peking University. The book is divided into two sections, with the English translation as the first section and the original text in Classical Chinese and modern Chinese footnotes are appended right after the English translation in the second section of the book.