1. Seeing Deputy Magistrate Du off by Wang Bo… …………………………3
2. A Song on Mounting the Youzhou Terrace by Chen Zi’ang… ………………9
3. Ode to the Willows by He Zhizhang… …………………………………… 15
4. Gazing at the Moon and Longing for Someone in the Distance
by Zhang Jiuling … ………………………………………………………… 19
5. A Song of Liangzhou by Wang Zhihuan … ……………………………… 25
6. A Spring Morning by Meng Haoran… …………………………………… 29
7. Stopping by the Cottage of an Old Friend by Meng Haoran……………… 33
8. March along with Army by Wang Changling… …………………………… 39
9. Out of Frontier by Wang Changling… …………………………………… 43
10. Bidding Farewell to Xin Jian at Lotus Tower by Wang Changling… …… 47
11. Mountain Lodge in Autumn Evening by Wang Wei… ………………… 51
12. On a Mission toward the Frontiers by Wang Wei… …………………… 57
13. Mutual Yearning by Wang Wei… ……………………………………… 61
14. Farewell to Yuan’er on His Mission to An’xi by Wang Wei… ………… 65
15. Thoughts on a Quiet Night by Li Bai… ……………………………… 69
16. Presented to Wang Lun by Li Bai……………………………………… 73
17. Seeing Meng Haoran off at Yellow Crane Tower by Li Bai…………… 77
18. Travelling is Hard by Li Bai …………………………………………… 81
19. Viewing a Waterfall at Lu Mountain by Li Bai………………………… 87
20. Yellow Crane Tower by Cui Hao… …………………………………… 91
21. A Song of Liangzhou by Wang Han… ………………………………… 97
22. Farewell to the Elder Dong by Gao Shi………………………………… 101
23. Stopping by Snow and Putting up at a Hut in Lotus Mountain
by Liu Zhangqing… ……………………………………………………… 105
24. A Spring View by Du Fu… …………………………………………… 109
25. Happy Rain on a Spring Night by Du Fu… …………………………… 113
26. The Writing of Sentiment in a Trip at Night by Du Fu………………… 117
27. Autumn Musings by Du Fu… ………………………………………… 123
28. Ascending Height by Du Fu… ………………………………………… 129
29. Encounter with an Envoy Sent to the Capital by Cen Shen… ………… 135
30. Night Mooring by Maple Bridge by Zhang Ji… ……………………… 139
31. The Western Stream at Chuzhou by Wei Yingwu… …………………… 143
32. Ascending the Wall of Surrender Acceptance City and Hearing the Flute
at Night by Li Yi… …………………………………………………… 147
33. A Traveler’s Song by Meng Jiao………………………………………… 151
34. For Grandnephew Xiang upon My Exile to Blue Pass by Han Yu… …155
35. Thoughts of the Old Times at West Fort Mountain by Liu Yuxi… …… 159
36. Response to Bai Juyi’s Poem Presented to Me When We First Met at a
Banquet in Yangzhou by Liu Yuxi………………………………………165
37. Bamboo Branch Song by Liu Yuxi……………………………………… 171
38. A Poem inspired by “Grass on the Ancient Plain and A Farewell”
by Bai Juyi………………………………………………………………… 175
39. A Spring Walk around Qiantang Lake by Bai Juyi……………………… 179
40. Commiserating with the Peasants by Li Shen… ……………………… 185
41. Ascending the City Tower of Liuzhou and a Song Sent to Governors at
Zhangzhou, Tingzhou, Fengzhou and Lianzhou by Liu Zongyuan……… 189
42. River Scene in Snow by Liu Zongyuan… ……………………………… 195
43. Thoughts on Separation by Yuan Zhen… ……………………………… 199
44. Written on Li Ning’s Secluded Residence by Jia Dao… ……………… 203
45. A Song of Grand Governor of Goose Gate by Li He… ……………… 207
46. Southern Garden by Li He……………………………………………… 211
47. Spring in the South of the River by Du Mu… ………………………… 215
48. Passing Huaqing Palace by Du Mu… ………………………………… 219
49. Untitled by Li Shangyin… ……………………………………………… 223
50. Sending a Letter to the North on a Rainy Night by Li Shangyin………… 229