Zeng Guofan's Thirteen Classics (Full Set of 13 Volumes)

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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: A classic work of Chinese Confucian classics, the "Thirteen Classics," which had a profound and far-reaching impact on traditional Chinese society. However, its vastness and complexity have left most people in awe. In terms of inheritance, the divine essence and core spirit of this work have been carried forward, and it has been further developed, innovated, and established as the "Thirteen Classics" of Zeng Guofan's ultimate wisdom. This work is both profound and deeply connected to the world, especially convenient for practical applications in governing, observing people, studying and refining the mind, and even in matters of finance and health preservation. Zeng Guofan's "Thirteen Classics" of ultimate wisdom are a culmination of his decades of efforts in navigating the turbulent political arena. Whether it comes to governing, handling interpersonal relationships, inspiring learning, cultivating the mind, or even managing family and self-improvement, Zeng Guofan has distilled a set of unprecedented and even universally applicable unique theories through his personal experiences and practices, from both successes and failures, gains and losses.
What is even more important is that since the 1980s, competition among people in modern society has become increasingly fierce, and interpersonal relationships have grown more tense and secularized. In this context, Zeng Guofan's ultimate wisdom, the "Thirteen Classics," which avoids pretense, shuns empty talk, and emphasizes practicality, has silently merged with and satisfied the spiritual needs and psychological desires of modern society and its people, making it deeply rooted and enduring to this day. Zeng Guofan's "Thirteen Classics" indeed transcend the limitations of both time and political stance. It's no wonder that the two most important figures in 20th-century Chinese history, also rivals for over half a century, Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek, both unconsciously regarded Zeng Guofan's ultimate wisdom as their bedside reading.
Zeng Guofan's success lies in his ability to apply his knowledge and cultivation to decades of practical experience in governing, which in turn elevated his wisdom to a new height, resulting in this set of practices known as the "secrets in the pillow" for conduct, philosophical approaches to life, and the art of governing. This is the essence of Zeng Guofan's "Thirteen Classics."