Dong Botao (¿¿¿) is a freelance translator. He received a Ph.D. in classical Chinese literature from Fudan University. Dr. Dong is well versed in Chinese, English and French. His translation of the present collection of Tang poems won high critical acclaim, from renowned scholars, such as: Xie Tianzhen ¿¿¿ (who is the most famous scholar in translation research in PRC) and Wang Ning¿¿ (Foreign Member of Academia Europaea, Member of the Academy of Latinity).
