Chinese Famous Classical Works Appreciation--New Century Recitation Project (Illustrated Edition) (Full Four Volumes)

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1. Expert Selection: Under the aim of promoting and popularizing Chinese traditional culture and offering readers a fine spiritual feast, the selection and editing committee, composed of over a hundred experts and scholars, devoted their efforts to this project for three years, ultimately creating this collection.
2. Rich Content: This "project" includes renowned works from the pre-Qin period to the contemporary era, featuring timeless classics as well as newly discovered masterpieces, creating a vibrant tapestry of literary brilliance.
3. Reasonable Positioning: This "project" is designed to serve as a reference book for Chinese and history teachers in primary and secondary schools; a supplementary reading material for students in higher education institutions; a trusted guide for enthusiasts of literature and history; and a window for foreign friends to understand China and learn about its culture.
4. Commentaries by Renowned Scholars: This "project" compiles commentaries from dozens of distinguished scholars, including Su Shi, Shen Deqian, Chen Zomin, Zhang Yugu, Jin Shengtan, Fang Dongshu, Fang Hui, Hong Mai, Zhang Dali, Zhang Zongtai, Fan Jisui, Zhu Ben, Lu Xun, and Mao Zedong. Their insightful remarks are gems of wisdom, revealing the essence of literature in just a few words.
5. Ingenious Arrangement: This "project" selects representative works of various styles from historical classics and ancient texts, adding commentaries by renowned scholars, prefaces, annotations, and sections such as "Historical Anecdotes," "Classic Stories," and "Literary Highlights," enriching readers' learning and appreciation.
6. Careful Design: The layout of this "project" is designed by experts, exuding elegance and sophistication, with a harmonious blend of text and illustrations. It is both a delight to the eye and a pleasure to read. Holding this volume is like savoring a fine cup of tea. Notably, the thousands of exquisite illustrations make the book a valuable collectible and a joy to behold.
The "New Century Reading Project" is a concise of five thousand years of traditional Chinese culture, a spiritual feast for the new era of quality education. As we step through the portal of the new century and enter the 21st century, the traditional culture of the Chinese nation once again radiates its enduring brilliance, especially our thousands of years of literature, like a clear stream flowing through the gorges of history, becoming the most beautiful part of traditional culture and the lifeblood and bond of national heritage. Those timeless masterpieces, passed down through generations and beloved by all, are like strings of pearls, leaving with the joy and wonder of "pearls falling onto jade plates."
The ancients said, "Three parts of a masterpiece lies in the writing, seven parts in its recitation." The appreciation of phonetic beauty can be considered a distinctive feature of traditional Chinese literature. This is not only true for poetry and ci but also for prose and fiction. Those masterpieces, deep in worldly wisdom yet rich in literary beauty, continue to linger in the mouths and ears of readers centuries later, offering profound spiritual enjoyment.
Under the aim of promoting and popularizing traditional Chinese culture and offering readers a fine spiritual feast, we present the large-scale literary anthology, "The New Century Reading Project." This project includes four parts: "Appreciating Famous Classical Chinese Writings," "Appreciating Famous Classical Chinese Poems," "Appreciating Famous Classical Chinese Ci," and "Appreciating Famous Classical Chinese Novels," which will also be available to readers shortly. The compilation of this project holds epoch-making significance for improving the cultural quality of the entire nation, promoting the construction of socialist spiritual civilization, and laying a more solid cultural foundation for the advancement and development of advanced Chinese culture.