Rooted in Zen, Taoism, and traditional Chinese poetry, and influenced by modern Western movements such as Surrealism and Expressionism, this poetry collection reflects the author's efforts to transfigure and redeem the drabness of life using the imagination. It reveals the poet's inner state through imagery drawn both from the subconscious and from outer reality, as it illustrates her distinctive observations of life that harmonize oriental thought with a metaphysical sensibility.
English poetry collection on Chinese characters, Chinese art and Chinese culture. The unique combination of English lyrics with Chinese artistic illustrations opens the world of mysterious Chinese, so that non-Chinese readers can grasp each character's significance. More than 80 poems cover the most important aspects of Chinese culture, such as oracle bones, Taoism, Confucius, Yin Yang, and nature. It also includes the elements that form the foundation of Chinese culture: Chinese legends, the origins of Chinese characters, Chinese poetry, Chinese calligraphy, art, and Chinese way of thinking.