Selections from Ancient Chinese Official Documents

Author: Fang Chunrong, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features:
Pan Geng's Call to the Oracle, Zhao's Edict, Wuyi's Counsel, King Li's Edict to Stop Slander, Qin's Edict to Expel Foreign Scholars, Abolishing Capital Punishment, Emperor Jing's Edict for Officials to Uphold Their Duties, On Accumulating Grain, On the Value of Grain, Letter to the Duke of Wu on Prohibiting Extravagance and Advocating Frugality and Virtue, Letter Urging the Duke of Cheng to Uphold Virtuous Governance, Letter Resigning from His Post to Clarify His Intentions, Imperial Edict on Sending Troops, Letter Seeking Self-Testing, Letter Expressing Gratitude, Letter for Zheng Chong to Urge the Duke of Jin, Letter on Current Affairs, Letter Requesting Equal Land Distribution, Letter Accepting the Position of Military Secretary, Letter Resigning from Following the Prince, Letter to the Prince of Sui, Ten Gradual Failures Not to Be Completed, Letter to Emperor Taizong on Filling Official Positions, Letter Urging the Construction of a Large Buddha Statue, Letter Against Excessive Appointments, Letter on Li Jingye's Rebellion, Letter to the People, Letter Requesting the Abolition of the Jingsheng and Dayi Treasury, Letter Recommending Liu Dunru as a Filial Son, Letter to the Military Governor Zheng Xianggong, Letter Against Welcoming a Buddha's Relic, Letter Against Revenge, Biographies of Officials, Letter on the Imperial Examination System, Letter on Political Affairs, Letter Requesting the Use of Confucian Generals, Letter on the Heavenly Script, Letter on Party Strife, Letter Against Using Corrupt Officials, Letter on a Hundred Years of Peace in the Current Dynasty, Letter Requesting the Implementation of New Reforms, Letter Requesting the Correction of Lu Zhi's and Qin Yi's Arguments, Letter Recommending the Submission of Drafts, Letter Against Ceding Territory to the Jin People, Letter to Emperor Gaozong on the Year Wuxu, Letter on Self-Governance, Letter on Addressing Current Problems, Letter Against Visiting Mount Wutai, Letter on Northward Expedition to Conquer the Central Plains, Letter on Deep Concerns, Imperial Edict on the Completion of the Beijing Palace, Edict Prohibiting Gifts, Notice Against Sending Gifts, Letter Against Unfavorable Peace with the Nomads, Letter Reporting Prince Ning's Rebellion, Letter Requesting the Purge of Close Associates, Letter Requesting the Review of Official Documents, Letter on Achieving Real Policies Through Examination, Letter to the Commander-in-Chief of Taiwan Wang Wei, Official Decree Addressing Wang Wei, Letter Prohibiting in Yuanhe County, Inscription for Shen Dangui's Hall, Letter to the British Envoy, Letter Requesting Flexibility in the Imperial Examination System
Appendix: Common Knowledge of Ancient Official Documents
Teaching Outline for "Selected Official Documents of Ancient China"