Verlag: ???????. [Shanghai shudian chubanshe]., Shanghai., 2003
Anbieter: Asia Bookroom ANZAAB/ILAB, Canberra, ACT, Australien
Captioned colour photographic illustrations and detailed botanical illustrations throughout, 288pp, text in simplified Chinese characters, 21.5 x 15cm, paperback. Slight stain in gutter between pages 2 and 3, otherwise very good. This volume explores the flora mentioned in the Shijing (Book of Songs), China's oldest poetry collection. It identifies, illustrates and describes plants, linking them to their cultural, symbolic, and historical contexts in the poems. A blend of botany and literature, it reveals the natural world behind ancient Chinese poetry.