This book is an English translation of Qu Yuans Li Sao (with a discussion on English translation issues), and the famous Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and many other world cultural celebrities wrote prefaces for it. Li Sao is a poem written by the Chinese poet Qu Yuan in the Warring States Period. It is the longest lyric poem in ancient China. It created the Sao Style poetry form in the history of Chinese literature and had a profound impact on later generations. The translator was the president of Xiamen University at the time, and this book has an important position in the history of Chinese classical literature translation.