This collection of nature poems of China includes nearly 250 poems by thirty-three poets over two millennia. Part One provides selections from the two oldest anthologies: the Shi Jing ("Classic of Songs") and the Chu Ci ("Songs of the South"). Included in this part are folk songs of ancient China, as well as two long poems by Qu Yuan (340-278 BCE), the first known poet of China. Part Two begins with Tao Yuanming of the Eastern Jin (317-420). It includes not only the well-known poets of the Tang (618-906) and Song (960-1279) periods, such as Wang Wei, Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, Su Shi, and Lu...