The Collected Songs of Cold Mountain

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This authoritative, bilingual edition presents the entirety of Cold Mountain's poetry. Legendary for his clarity, directness, and lack of pretension, the eighth-century hermit-poet Cold Mountain (Han Shan) is a major figure in the history of Chinese literature and has been a profound influence on writers and readers worldwide. My true home is on Cold Mountain perched among cliffs beyond the reach of trouble; images leave no trace when they vanish.