bᵻsˌaɪdz ðə klˈæsɪk ʌv pˈoʊɪtɹi, ɔːɹ ʃˈaɪdʒɪŋ, ɐnˈʌðɚɹ ˈɜːli tˈɛkst ɪz ðə sˈɔŋz ʌvðə sˈaʊθ ɔːɹ, tʃˈuːsaɪ, ɔːlðˈoʊ sˌʌm ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl pˈiːsᵻz ɔːɹ fɹˈæɡmənts sɚvˈaɪv ɪn ˈʌðɚ fˈɔːɹmz, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl ɛmbˈɛdᵻd ɪn klˈæsɪkəl hˈɪstɚɹiz ɔːɹ ˈʌðɚ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ.
Besides the Classic of Poetry, or Shijing, another early text is the Songs of the South (or, Chuci), although some individual pieces or fragments survive in other forms, for example embedded in classical histories or other literature.