New Readings on Traditional Culture

Author: Shi Zhonglian, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book selects approximately 350 renowned works from various aspects of traditional Chinese culture, including Confucian classics, the works of the Hundred Schools of Thought, important historical and geographical texts, Chu Ci and Han Fu, Tang poetry, Song and Yuan ci poetry, prose masterpieces, literary theory and poetry criticism, myths and legends, scientific documents, Buddhist and Taoist classics. Some selected works have been abridged, and some have additional titles added. Due to space constraints, this book does not include ancient Chinese novels or operas. The main text of the book consists of three parts: the original text, annotations, and translations. The original text generally follows the standard editions, with some references to other versions where appropriate. For historical dates related to ancient history in the book, the Chinese calendar is primarily used, with corresponding Gregorian dates provided as annotations.