Besides sharing literary appreciation with readers, this small, bilingual book has two other objectives: to reintroduce and to promote “The Airs of the States” from the Shi Jing; and to provide a reference for teachers and students in Western schools teaching Chinese and schools in China teaching English. The book includes other essays and poems the author has written during recent years, most of them are related to translations of the Shi Jing. Others express Dr Chia’s philosophy on biodiversity and human culture.