Appreciating the Names of Chinese Dynasties Through the Ages -- New Century Reading Project (Illustrated Edition) (Complete Four Volumes)

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Publisher: International Culture Publishing Company
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Features:
1. Expert Selection: With the aim of promoting and popularizing Chinese traditional culture and offering readers a fine spiritual feast, the selection and editing committee composed of hundreds of experts and scholars, after three years of dedicated effort, has finally completed this project.
2. Rich Content: This "project" includes masterpieces from the pre-Qin period to the contemporary era, featuring both timeless traditional classics and newly discovered works, making it a colorful garden of literary treasures.
3. Reasonable Positioning: This "project" is designed to serve as a reference book for Chinese and history teachers in primary and secondary schools; supplementary reading material for students in vocational and technical schools; a valuable companion for lovers of history and literature; and a window for foreign friends to understand China and a helpful tool for learning Chinese culture.
4. Evaluations by Renowned Scholars: This "project" compiles the critiques of dozens of distinguished scholars such as Su Shi, Shen Deqian, Chen Zoming, Zhang Yugu, Jin Shengtan, Fang Dongshu, Fang Hui, Hong Mai, Zhang Dali, Zhang Zongtai, Fan Jisui, Zhu Bian, Lu Xun, and Mao Zedong. Their diverse opinions are like pearls on a string, revealing the essence of literary art in just a few words.
5. Ingenuity in Arrangement: From historical masterpieces and classic ancient texts, this "project" selects representative works of various styles, adding critiques by renowned scholars, thematic introductions, appreciative readings, and sections like "Historical Anecdotes in Bite," "Classic Stories in a Warm Read," and "Gist of Literary Knowledge," enriching readers with multidimensional cultivation and enjoyment.
6. Careful Design: The layout of this "project" is designed by experts, exuding elegance and charm, with text and illustrations alternating, making it a delight to both admire and read. In one volume, it feels like sipping fine tea. Especially the thousands of exquisite illustrations included make this book highly collectible and appreciable.
The New Century Reading Project—A Concentrated Essence of Five Thousand Years of Traditional Chinese Culture, A Spiritual Feast for the New Era of Quality Education
As we cross the threshold of the 21st century, the traditional culture of the Chinese nation once again radiates its enduring brilliance. Among these, our millennia-old literature flows like a clear stream through the canyons of history, becoming the most beautiful part of traditional culture and the lifeline and bond of cultural inheritance. Those timeless, beloved masterpieces are like strings of pearls, leaving with the delightful imagery of "great and small pearls falling on jade."
The ancients said, "Three parts of writing, seven parts of reading." The emphasis on phonetic beauty is a distinctive feature of traditional Chinese literature. This applies not only to poetry and ci poetry but also to prose and fiction. Those works, rich in worldly wisdom and phonetic charm, continue to offer spiritual pleasure even when read centuries later, their fragrance lingering in the mouth and their lingering echoes filling the mind.
With the aim of promoting and popularizing Chinese traditional culture and offering readers a fine spiritual feast, we proudly present the grand literary anthology, the "New Century Reading Project." This project includes four parts: "Appreciative Readings of Famous Prose from Ancient China," "Appreciative Readings of Famous Poems from Ancient China," "Appreciative Readings of Famous Ci Poems from Ancient China," and "Appreciative Readings of Famous Novels from Ancient China," with the latter three due to be released to readers soon.
The compilation of this project holds epoch-making significance for improving the cultural literacy of the entire nation and promoting the construction of socialist spiritual civilization. At the same time, it lays a more solid cultural foundation for the advancement and development of advanced Chinese culture.