Chinese allusions

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Features: The book, spanning 3.2 million words in two volumes, is a large hardcover edition that condenses the essence of historical language. Allusions are classic stories found in ancient books. Most of them originate from cultural and historical texts. The compilers traveled through history from the pre-Qin era to the late Qing dynasty, extensively exploring and carefully selecting, ultimately choosing over 5,000 allusions. Each allusion consists of approximately three parts: its source, the story, and its meaning. To facilitate reader reference, these allusions are categorized into 30 chapters based on their meanings, namely: aspirations, emotions, appearance, economy, social customs, leisure, speech, diligent governance, tyrannical rule, national affairs, justice, character, teacher-student relationships, virtue, learning, circumstances, crimes, social interactions, missteps, strategy, scenery, seasons, human relationships, philosophy, achievements, skills, military affairs, music, bravery, actions, etc.