Li Shan 
Annotation and Translation of the Songs of Chu 

The Songs of Chu is the first collection of romantic poetry that has had a profound impact on the history of Chinese literature after The Book of Songs. It is the source and representative of my country»s romantic literary creation. Professor Li Shan has made great achievements in the field of literature research in the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, and has considerable experience in the study of The Songs of Chu. Annotation and Translation of the Songs of Chu has a complete style, the topic explains the writing background, and summarizes the main theme of the poem; the annotations are accurate and and the difficult words are marked with pinyin; the commentary and analysis explore the heart of poetry, and new insights are revealed from time to time; and supplemented by the translation of Yaxun, which is an elegant and popular The Songs of Chu reader.