The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry: From Ancient to Contemporary | The Full 3000-Year Tradition edited by Tony Barnstone and Chou Ping [in AsianWeek]
25 Feb, by in Adult Readers, Chinese, Poetry, Repost, Translation
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