Five Thousand Years (Part 1)

Author: Hai Lan / Qiuyuan / Guo Zhichao et al.
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Publishing Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The hardworking and wise Chinese people have created a splendid and brilliant Chinese culture, one of the oldest in the world. It serves as a spiritual bond connecting all the people of China and the Chinese diaspora worldwide, possessing a stronger cohesion than blood ties. To better learn, inherit, and carry forward this valuable cultural heritage, we invited over thirty experts and scholars, spending three years to select two hundred profound and time-honored classics from the vast ancient texts. After careful collation, proofreading, annotation, and interpretation, we compiled this series, "Time-Honored Classics of Chinese Culture," published in twenty volumes. This series has the following features:
1. The ancient Chinese text of each book is written by modern calligraphy master Pang Zhizhong in hard-tip calligraphy, allowing readers to appreciate the exquisite calligraphy of Pang Zhizhong while experiencing the depth and richness 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 valuable treasures with great collectible value.
2. The works collected in this series primarily consist of time-honored masterpieces and classic works. Following the learning characteristics of readers, especially young people, the ancient Chinese 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 knowledge and explored traditional culture to gain more accurate historical materials. 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.