This book is the most complete dictionary and encyclopedic publication on the history of Chinese poetry for 15 centuries. - from the time the tradition of author's poetry appeared in China (in the era of Zhanguo, the Fighting Kingdoms, V century - - 221 BC) and until the death of the great Tang empire (618-907). The literary heritage of these centuries is precisely the Chinese poetic classics, the knowledge of which is essential for understanding both the modern literary life of China and the cultural history of its neighboring regions and countries.