China's Treasure Trove of Classics · The Heirloom Anthology. The Anthology of Poems and Prose Selected by Zhaoming

Author: Tan Guoqing
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Publishing Date: 2003-03-01
Features: Guichi was originally a fiefdom granted to the Prince of Zhao Ming during the Xiao and Liang dynasties. It has been revered for centuries, with its spiritual power being formidable. It was never without response to disasters such as floods, droughts, and epidemics. The temple has the Wenxuan Pavilion, grand and magnificent, yet it lacks the printing blocks of this very book, as it is a lack of tradition. In the past, the locals once tried to raise funds to have it printed, but it failed. Now, this book is, and all the copies in circulation are the Five Ministers' annotated versions. The Five Ministers' annotations often focus on explaining the meaning rather than citing the original sources. Only Li Shan's annotations are comprehensive and meticulous, renowned for their accuracy.
To observe the origin of the universe, one glimpses the profound wind. In the era of winter caves and summer nests, when people ate raw meat and drank blood, the world was simple and honest, and culture had not yet emerged. When Fu Xi ruled the world, he began to draw the trigrams and create written characters to replace the system of tying knots, thus giving rise to literature. The Book of Changes says, "By observing the celestial phenomena, one can discern the changes of seasons; by observing human culture, one can transform the world." The significance of culture is far-reaching! As for the initial wheel being the foundation of the great chariot, the great chariot cannot possess the quality of the initial wheel; as for the thick ice being formed from accumulated water, the accumulated water was never the coldness of the thick ice. Why? Because following an event enhances its brilliance, and changing the root intensifies its power. Since things exist, culture should be the same. Changing with the times is difficult to describe in detail.