 These introductions are often one to two pages long.Bäcker stated that some descriptions misleadingly make some texts appear more distinctive than they really are.Bäcker argued that there are parts of the anthology which in many cases should have additional commentary and cultural notes, and others that "are richly and aptly annotated"; he puts the folktales, such as "The Gingseng Tale," in the former group, and the Jiangsu "shan ge" or "wu ge" folk songs in the latter group.