Twenty-Five Histories Idioms and Allusions

Author: Wei Kewei Li Deshan
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Publishing Date: 2002-02-01
Features: Among the vast Chinese historical classics, the Twenty-Five Histories is the most comprehensive and complete series of historical works that reflect the long-standing historical traditions and characteristics of China. The Twenty-Five Histories not only contain an unparalleled wealth of content on Chinese history, politics, economy, military, diplomacy, and intellectual culture, embodying the excellent spirit of historical writing traditions of Chinese historians, but also often demonstrate the masterful techniques and outstanding insights of renowned scholars in the collection, organization of historical materials, narration and description of events, and interpretation of academic thoughts. The Twenty-Five Histories are rich in idioms and allusions. Understanding these idioms and allusions helps in comprehending the histories, while interpreting them in the context of historical background further aids in grasping their true meanings. Based on this understanding, the compilers have written this reference book. This book selects and collects over 5,000 idioms and allusions derived from the Twenty-Five Histories or appropriately cited and used in them. The book adopts a chronological arrangement of idioms and allusions tied to specific histories, organizing them according to the order and volume of the Twenty-Five Histories to reflect the connection between these idioms and historical content. The book is both innovative and practical in both content and form, with detailed and well-organized content, fluent language, and vivid and accessible explanations of idioms and allusions. It serves as a supplementary reference book for literature and history enthusiasts with primary and secondary educational levels to study the Twenty-Five Histories and master idioms and allusions. Workers, peasants, soldiers of the People's Liberation Army, administrative officers, faculty and students of universities and colleges, primary and secondary school teachers, as well as those engaged in news, broadcasting, publishing, and literary creation—all who have an interest in literature, history, and language—will benefit from this book.