Gems of Chinese Verse: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Gems of Chinese Verse, credited to Various, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Gems of Chinese Verse by Various; Jiuling Zhang 張九齡; Bai Li 李白; Shen Cen 岑參; Wei Wang 王維; Fu Du 杜甫; Juyi Bai 白居易; Tingyun Wen 溫庭筠; Quanqi Shen 沈佺期; Changling Wang 王昌齡; Haoran Meng 孟浩然; Zi'ang Chen 陈子昂; Shu Sikong 司空曙; Ji Zhang 張籍; Wei Qui 邱為; and others. (Translated by W. J. B. Fletcher.) Read in English by volunteer readers. Translations of various Chinese poets' work. - Summary by KevinS

Recording facts

• Recording title: Gems of Chinese Verse
• Author credits: Various
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 182
• Listed recording duration: 3:06:30

Catalogue topics

• poetry
• chinese
• translation

Opening tracks: first 24 of 182

1. 000 - Preface, Introduction, and Poem — 6:50
2. 001 - The Old Pavilion by Li Po — 0:49
3. 002 - Return with Spring by Li Po — 1:12
4. 003 - Delights of the Palace by Li Po — 2:18
5. 004 - On the Frontier by Li Po — 0:59
6. 005 - On the Frontier (2) by Li Po — 0:53
7. 006 - Absence by Li Po — 0:59
8. 007 - The Wife's Lament by Li Po — 0:53
9. 008 - The Crows That Caw by Night by Li Po — 0:55
10. 009 - Our Parting at Kinling Inn by Li Po — 0:52
11. 010 - Chang Liang by Li Po — 1:24
12. 011 - The Feast of Life by Li Po — 2:04
13. 012 - Ts'ung Shan by Li Po — 0:51
14. 013 - Coming Down from Chung-nan by Li Po — 1:16
15. 014 - Hsi Shih's Wedding by Li Po — 0:58
16. 015 - The Huang Ho Lou by Li Po — 0:45
17. 016 - The Moon Shines Everywhere by Li Po — 0:39
18. 017 - The Boating Party by Li Po — 0:37
19. 018 - Quitting Poti at Dawn by Li Po — 0:37
20. 019 - Kinling by Li Po — 0:58
21. 020 - Mr. Yung's Secluded Retreat by Li Po — 0:54
22. 021 - The Fallen Terrace by Li Po — 0:59
23. 022 - Tung Shan Cave by Li Po — 0:39
24. 023 - The Lover of Scenery by Li Po — 0:32

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