Chang Shiang-hua, who played a leading role in the translation of these poems, points out: "No matter how much difference there may be in political, military, or economic values, no matter how much competition or even conflict there maybe, basic human nature can still in many respects be recorded in poetry, and convey the beauty and the purity of heart.
而主導整本詩選翻譯的張香華則指出，「不管政治、軍事、經濟價值曾經如何的對立、競爭，甚至衝突，人類的天性還是有許多可以用詩記載，用詩傳頌的美善存在。