This CD-ROM selects a hundred of the most well-known verses of ancient Chinese poetry. They all portray beautiful landscapes, delightful experiences, refined sentiments and noble ideals. To enhance the understanding and appreciation of readers of different ages and educational backgrounds, every poem in the CD-ROM has brief biography of the authors, concise notes, editor’s comments, exquisite illustrations as well as standard Chinese Pinyin. Furthermore, the English translations of the poems, biographies and comments are provided in order to help English-speaking people comprehend the beauty of the poetry, foreign learners study Chinese and Chinese learners study English effectively.