The Analects

Author: Sun Bo
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The hardworking and intelligent Chinese people have created a splendid and brilliant Chinese culture, one of the oldest in the world. It is the spiritual bond that unites all the people of China and the overseas Chinese around the world, with a cohesion stronger than blood ties. To better learn, inherit, and carry forward this valuable cultural heritage, we have invited over thirty experts and scholars, over a period of three years, to select two hundred profound and time-honored classics from the vast ancient texts. After careful collation, proofreading, annotation, and interpretation, we have compiled this series, "Time-Honored Classics of Chinese Culture," which will be published in twenty volumes. This series has the following features:
1. The ancient text portions of each book are written in calligraphy by the modern calligraphy master Pang Zhizhong with a hard pen, allowing readers to appreciate the exquisite calligraphy of Pang Zhizhong while experiencing the depth and breadth of traditional Chinese culture. While reading and reflecting on the ancient classics, they can also learn to appreciate the calligraphy art of contemporary masters. For book collectors, these are also rare treasures of great collectible value.
2. The works collected in this series mainly consist of time-honored masterpieces and famous works. Following the learning characteristics of readers, especially young people, the ancient texts are annotated, supplemented with colloquial translations or necessary explanations, to make the content more accessible. This helps young readers better understand the classical originals and truly achieve the benefit of reading.
3. During the selection process, this series adheres to the principle of historical authenticity. For doubtful points, we repeatedly examined relevant learning materials and gained a deeper understanding of traditional culture, acquiring more and more accurate historical data. Proofreading ancient texts is a very tedious and complex task, often requiring the unremitting efforts and improvements of several people. To make this book more complete and authoritative, we consulted a large amount of relevant materials during the selection process.