The Analects

Author: Deng Qitong / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: For every child, school exam scores are not important; what truly matters is cultivating their interest in learning and the ability to think and solve problems through education. As the old saying goes, "Three years determine a lifetime." Child psychology research has found that the period from 0 to 13 is the best time for memory in their lives. During this time, their ability to absorb knowledge is like a sponge. If you give them classics, they will absorb them deeply into their hearts. As they grow older, the essence of these classics will gradually ferment within them, and from then on, "Walking with the classics and associating with the sages" will permeate their entire lives! Classics are works that awaken human nature and can open people's wisdom! Classics can reach the deepest parts of a person's soul, cultivating an elegant temperament and a kind and generous character! Classical Chinese, also known as literary language, is the language used in most classics, refined and elevated over thousands of years into a beautiful, concise, and precise language. In the long history of China's five thousand years of civilization, the classics that have endured to this day are the Five Classics, the Four Books, and the Three Histories, which contain a wealth of idioms, allusions, ethics, humanities, history, etiquette, and customs of Chinese culture. Under the influence of these classics, children will naturally exude an elegant aura from the inside out, becoming knowledgeable, polite, open-minded, and greatly improving their learning ability. To facilitate children's recitation, teachers and parents can explain them as needed. This book is based on the annotations of the "Ruan's Thirteen Classics" and incorporates various versions, after careful research, interpretation, and phonetic annotation. It adopts a novel and exquisite layout design that is suitable for both children and adults: large fonts that don't strain the eyes, easy-to-read pinyin, eye-catching two-color phonetic annotations, helpful explanations, and illustrations to cultivate interest, as well as audio recordings to make learning enjoyable.
In 1988, 75 Nobel laureates issued a declaration in Paris, France: "If humanity is to survive in the 21st century, it must draw on the wisdom of Confucius from 2,500 years ago." As the ancients said, "Half of the Analects can govern the world." Throughout human history, the book that has been read the most and is most familiar to people in the world is probably the Analects. Especially those who pursue self-cultivation, family harmony, governance, and world peace have regarded this book as a classic. Modern Japanese (business leader) (Shibusawa Eiichi) once said: "Modern businesses should be built on the abacus and the Analects." This shows that whether you are studying literature, in business, or in government, the Analects is useful. Many sayings from the Analects have become famous maxims, such as "In a group of three, there is always a teacher," "Education should be inclusive," and "By reviewing the old, you can learn the new." Even the United Nations has used the phrase "All under heaven are brothers" as a motto for its headquarters. The Analects can be read one chapter at a time, or one paragraph at a time. Each word and phrase can be understood deeply, and with each step, one's understanding improves. Even the same paragraph read at different times can bring completely different insights.