"These seventy poems are masterpieces from over a thousand years of classical Chinese poetry. Beauty and simplicity meld to convey an astounding landscape with both enchanting details and breath-taking vastness. This book takes the reader on an inspiring journey of discovery and enrichment." –Yun Wang - author of The Book of Mirrors Taken to Heart is a superb book. Based on a Chinese anthology, it is a wonderful survey of classical poems from the Han to the Qing dynasties. The co-translators began with the utmost fidelity to the originals–and they went on to make beautiful poems in English. This is a collection to return to year after year, to slowly enter the heart of seventy great works, and to treasure the power of timeless poetry. –Deng Ming-Dao, author of 365 Tao