About the author

Zhang Yinan is a writer focused on classical Chinese poetry and literary appreciation. Publicly available information about her is limited, and details of her life are not well documented. Judging from the eighteen works held in the collection, her writing centers mainly on well-known Tang and Song poets, including volumes devoted to Su Shi, Li Bai, Bai Juyi, Du Fu, Li Shangyin, and Li Qingzhao, and extends to books such as Zhang Yinan's Peking University Course on Chinese Literature and Figures of the Red Chamber, which carry the flavor of classroom lectures and character interpretation. In terms of subject matter, she tends to guide readers into the world of classical poetry and fictional characters through anthologies and appreciative commentary, with an emphasis on readability and on connecting ancient texts with contemporary reading experience. For readers who wish to approach Tang and Song poetry and Dream of the Red Chamber at an introductory level, her works offer accessible guidance and have thus earned a place in the categories of classical poetry and literary appreciation.

Written (18)

Zhang Yinan's Peking University Course on Chinese Classics cover
Rating 4.2
Zhang Yinan's Peking University Course on Chinese Classics 张一南 上海浦睿文化传播有限公司 · 2026 This book grew out of the lecture notes for the author's general-education course "College Chinese" at Peking University, and offers readings of repre…
Chinese Language Course for Young People cover
Rating 4.0
Chinese Language Course for Young People 张一南 Hunan Yuelu Publishing House Co., Ltd. · 2026 Young People's Chinese Literature Course originates from a college Chinese literature course popular among young students at Peking University. Center…
Peking University's Packed Chinese Literature Course: Even Muggles Can Get Hooked on the First Page (3 Volumes) cover
Rating 4.0
Peking University's Packed Chinese Literature Course: Even Muggles Can Get Hooked on the First Page (3 Volumes) 张一南 Hunan Yuelu Publishing House Co., Ltd. · 2026 This set consists of 3 volumes: Zhang Yinan's Peking University Chinese Humanities Course, A Chinese Humanities Course for Young People, and Zhang Yin…
Zhang Yinan's Peking University Chinese Literature Course: Six Dynasties Literature cover
Rating 3.9
Zhang Yinan's Peking University Chinese Literature Course: Six Dynasties Literature 张一南 Hunan Yuelu Publishing House Co., Ltd. · 2026 Peking University's beloved professor Zhang Yinan returns with a new work that guides you through the literature of China's Six Dynasties in one go. F…
Zhang Yinan: Peking University Chinese Classics Course (2 Volumes) cover
Rating 3.8
Zhang Yinan: Peking University Chinese Classics Course (2 Volumes) 张一南 Hunan Yuelu Publishing House Co., Ltd. · 2026 This set includes two volumes: Zhang Yinan's Peking University Chinese Humanities Course and A Chinese Humanities Course for Young People. Zhang Yinan…
Characters of the Red Chamber cover
Rating 4.2
Characters of the Red Chamber 张一南 Sino-Culture Press · 2025 Cao Xueqin created a rich cast of characters: the "false upright" Jia Zheng; Jia Baoyu, who is "passionate about the unpassionate"; the ideal, illusor…
Dream of the Red Chamber: Master Teacher's Guided Reading cover
Rating 4.0
Dream of the Red Chamber: Master Teacher's Guided Reading 张一南 Sino-Culture Press · 2025 This book is a guided reading of Dream of the Red Chamber by Zhang Yinan, PhD in literature from Peking University. Its distinctive approach takes cha…
Zhang Yinan's Peking University Chinese Literature Course: Tang Dynasty Literature cover
Rating 4.0
Zhang Yinan's Peking University Chinese Literature Course: Tang Dynasty Literature 张一南 Hunan Yuelu Publishing House Co., Ltd. · 2025 The Tang dynasty was the golden age of classical Chinese literature, and poetry above all: Tang poetry rose to become an unsurpassable peak, and a hos…
A Study of the Qi-Liang Poetic Style in the Late Tang Dynasty cover
Rating 3.7
A Study of the Qi-Liang Poetic Style in the Late Tang Dynasty 张一南 · 2025 Published by Peking University Press in 2021, this book takes the late Tang Qi-Liang poetic style as its subject, examining late Tang poetic phenomena…
Gods and Ghosts of the Chinese People cover
Rating 3.5
Gods and Ghosts of the Chinese People 张一南 Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House · 2025 From In Search of the Supernatural, Journey to the West, Investiture of the Gods, and Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio to the Songs of Chu and the …
Collected Works of Su Shi cover
Rating 4.5
Collected Works of Su Shi Su Shi / 张一南 Shandong Publishing House of Literature and Art · 2021 This volume features comprehensive introductions, annotations, and appreciations by Zhang Yinan, a teacher highly sought after by Peking University st…
Collected Works of Li Bai cover
Rating 4.5
Collected Works of Li Bai Li Bai / 张一南 Shandong Publishing House of Literature and Art · 2021 This edition opens with a biography of Li Bai by Zhang Yinan, a teacher much admired by Peking University students, followed by annotations and commen…
Collected Works of Bai Juyi cover
Rating 4.4
Collected Works of Bai Juyi Bai Juyi / 张一南 Shandong Publishing House of Literature and Art · 2021 This edition offers a comprehensive introduction, annotation, and appreciation by Zhang Yinan, a teacher much sought after by Peking University studen…
Collected Works of Li Qingzhao cover
Rating 4.4
Collected Works of Li Qingzhao Li Qingzhao / 张一南 Shandong Publishing House of Literature and Art · 2021 This edition is fully introduced, annotated, and appreciated by Zhang Yinan, a teacher much sought after by Peking University students. It opens with …
The Collected Works of Du Fu cover
Rating 4.2
The Collected Works of Du Fu Du Fu / 张一南 Shandong Publishing House of Literature and Art · 2021 This book is an accessible introduction to Du Fu, the "Poet Sage," offering comprehensive guidance, annotation, and appreciation by Zhang Yinan, a cla…
The Collected Works of Li Shangyin cover
Rating 4.1
The Collected Works of Li Shangyin Li Shangyin / 张一南 Shandong Publishing House of Literature and Art · 2021 This book is an accessible introduction to Li Shangyin, the "last master of Tang poetry," with comprehensive guidance, annotation, and appreciation by…
Approaching the Library of Poets and Ci Writers (Zhang Yinan's 7-Volume Set) cover
Rating 4.1
Approaching the Library of Poets and Ci Writers (Zhang Yinan's 7-Volume Set) Li Shangyin / Bai Juyi / Du Fu / Li Bai / Wang Wei / Su Shi / Li Qingzhao / 张一南 Shandong Publishing House of Literature and Art · 2021 This set is a quick-start primer on the great Tang and Song poets, with full introductions, annotations, and appreciations by Zhang Yinan, a classical…
The Collected Works of Wang Wei cover
Rating 4.0
The Collected Works of Wang Wei Wang Wei / 张一南 Shandong Publishing House of Literature and Art · 2021 This book is an accessible introduction to Wang Wei, the "Poet Buddha," with comprehensive guidance, annotation, and appreciation by Zhang Yinan, a cl…

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上海浦睿文化传播有限公司Sino-Culture PressShandong Publishing House of Literature and ArtHunan Yuelu Publishing House Co., Ltd.Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House