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"One Hundred Words of Tang Poetry" is a classic work on Tang poetry by Mr. Shi Zhecun, a well-known Chinese and foreign writer, translator and editor. This book contains more than 100 articles explaining Tang poetry and nearly 300 Tang poems, organized into four periods: the early Tang Dynasty, the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the middle Tang Dynasty and the late Tang Dynasty. Mr. Shi analyzed, researched and explained each poem separately based on the author's situation, relevant social background and historical knowledge.

"One Hundred Words of Tang Poetry" is an excellent work on the research and appreciation of Tang poetry created by Mr. Shi Zhecun in his later years. Mr. Shi also won the "Outstanding Contribution Award" of the Shanghai Literature and Art Award for the academic achievements and widespread influence of this book. Since its publication, "One Hundred Words of Tang Poems" has been highly praised by academic circles at home and abroad and warmly praised by readers. Yale University and other prestigious universities in the United States have also used this book as a teaching material for Chinese studies courses. Shi Zhecun combines decades of painstaking exploration of Chinese classical poetry into one book with rigorous textual research and comparative literary research methods. In particular, he does not follow the predecessors' perspective in selecting and describing poems. It not only provides a macroscopic overview of the history of poetry, but also analyzes and clarifies the evolution of poetic styles, as well as a poetic appreciation. The text in the book is elegant, lucid and clear, with the magnanimous attitude of connecting ancient and modern times at home and abroad. It is unique and innovative in the study of Tang poetry. The book is divided into four parts: Poetry Talk of the Early Tang Dynasty, Poetry Talk of the High Tang Dynasty, Poetry Talk of the Middle Tang Dynasty, and Poetry Talk of the Late Tang Dynasty. There are 100 articles in the book, and there are 9 articles by Shi Zhecun on the study of Tang poetry in the appendix. The book combines the explanation of Tang poetry and the special topic, combining the explanation of Tang poetry with the introduction of Tang poetry creation methods and historical knowledge. There is no shortage of research in the analysis, which clarifies many difficult problems about Tang poetry that have been controversial in history. The poems include single appreciation of quatrains, seven rhymes, and Yuefu, as well as thematic analysis of several poems combined. The special topics include an introduction to the author of Tang poetry and an exploration of the stylistic issues of Tang poetry. The book is insightful, well-substantiated, and full of character, and is known as an "Encyclopedia of Tang Poems."

"Beishan Poems and Prose Series" is a type of "The Complete Works of Shi Zhecun". It consists of four volumes: new poems, poems, literary and historical essays, and Supplementary Records, totaling more than 500,000 words. Mr. Shi's new poems are not many in number, but his achievements are outstanding. Mr. Shi's traditional poetry creation does not bother to rely on traditional styles. In terms of syntax, composition, and meaning, he neither adheres to ancient styles nor scorns ancient styles. It has its own style and is worthy of being called a master. Mr. Shi's literary and historical miscellaneous essays are unique in insight, incisive in discussion, and thoughtful. If you want to fully understand Mr. Shi's literature and scholarship, you must read this volume.

The upper and lower volumes of "Beishan Epigraphy and Stone Records" are the eighth and ninth volumes of "The Complete Works of Shi Zhecun". They include the treatises on epigraphy, inscriptions, calligraphy and cultural relics, "Shui Jing Zhu Stele Records", "Beishan Collection of Ancient Records", "Inscriptions on Stones and Stones", "Beishan Talk about Art Records" and its sequel, "One Hundred Selections of Tang Steles", as well as a large number of unpublished single papers. The content is rich and the discussion is precise, which fully reflects the author's outstanding attainments in this field.

Shi Zhecun (1905-2003), whose name was Depu and whose courtesy name was Zhecun. A native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. New Sensationalist writer, translator and scholar of modern Chinese literature, professor at East China Normal University. Shi Zhecun's writing experience in his life can be divided into four periods. Before 1937, in addition to editing work, he mainly wrote short stories, poems and translated foreign literary works. During the Anti-Japanese War, he mainly wrote prose. In the 1950s, he mainly translated foreign literary works. After 1958, he devoted himself to the research of classical literature and tablet cultural relics. His main prose collections include "Dengxia Collection", "Dai Dan Collection", "Zhen Ge Collection", "Song of Sweet Books", "Footprints on the Sand", etc. This book intends to select Shi Zhecun's representative prose pieces to reflect his prose writing style.

Shi Zhecun is a famous litterateur, translator and educator in my country. He is erudite and talented, and has knowledge of ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, and has made great achievements in literary creation, classical literature research, inscription research, and foreign literature translation. This book is a collection of poems that Mr. Shi Zhecun spent five years collecting, polishing, and translating from eight countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, ancient Greece, Poland, Spain, France, Belgium, and Denmark, in order to allow readers to understand a little bit about the expression methods of foreign poets' thoughts and feelings through this book. In fact, Mr. Shi Zhecun, with his profound calligraphy skills, used one kind of poetry to show another kind of poetic flavor and poetic realm.