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The collection include the most famous Chinese traditional classic poems in Song and Yuan Dynasty: 300 Song Ci and 300 Yuan Qu Poetry. The ci form of Classical Chinese poetry is especially associated with the poetry of the Song Dynasty, during which it was indeed a popular poetic form. Two main categories of ci employed in Song Dynasty were xiaoling and manci, depending on the song being either short and in fast tempo or long and in slow tempo. In Chinese literature, the Qu form of poetry from the Yuan Dynasty may be called Yuanqu. Famous Ci Poets in Song Dynasty are Liu Yong, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Qin Guan, Zhou Bangyan, Li Qingzhao, Lu You, Xin Qiji etc. Some famous Yuan Poetry Poets are Guan Hanqing, Ma Zhiyuan, Qiao Ji etc. Ma Zhiyuan's sanqu poem "Autumn Thoughts," composed to the metric pattern Tianjingsha, uses ten images in twenty-two monosyllables to preamble a state of emotion.