An English Translation of 136 Chinese Classic Poems and Proses: From Chinese Literature Textbook of 9-Year Compulsory Education

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This book is an English translation of 136 ancient poems selected from Chinese Textbooks of nine-year compulsory education in China that are required to be memorized by students. Each poem is accompanied with the traditional Chinese characters and a picture of brush calligraphy. The Chinese classical poems selected by primary and junior middle schools are the most familiar classic text. There are many English translations and many excellent works. The translation of this book focuses on making the English version of the 136 poems easy to understand for Chinese English learners and poetic to read for English native speakers and Chinese language learners.