Also known as The Wife of Jiao Zhongqing or An Old Poem Written for the Wife of Jiao Zhongqing, this is the most celebrated long narrative poem of ancient China. Set in the late years of the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220), the story tells of the tragic love between Jiao Zhongqing, a minor official of Lujiang Prefecture (in the area of present-day Qianshan County, Anhui Province), and his wife, Liu Lanzhi.

with delicate illustrations

59 pp

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