Lunyu Tongyi - (Senior High School Part) (Revised Edition)

Author: Xu Zhigang / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 1997-12-01
Features: A required reading series for the new Chinese Language Curriculum Standards. Designated by the Ministry of Education's "Full-time Compulsory Education Chinese Language Curriculum Standards." The Analects is a collection of recorded conversations, primarily focusing on recorded speeches, written in colloquial language. It exhibits a concise, clear, elegant, and subtle style. Many of its sentences are rich in meaning and profound in intent, becoming well-known everyday expressions, such as "Only in a severe winter can one know the resilience of pine and cypress," "One who is diligent and loves learning does not feel ashamed to ask questions from inferiors," "A small patience can lead to great plans," "Those who follow different paths cannot cooperate," and "The general of an army can be taken away, but a man's will cannot." These phrases are still frequently quoted today, retaining a vibrant vitality.
Many chapters of The Analects possess a strong sense of immediacy. With just a few words, they vividly depict the emotions of characters and the scenes. Reading it, you may suddenly feel as if you are among Confucius's disciples, listening to his teachings, without feeling too much of a temporal or linguistic barrier. All of this has established The Analects's position in the history of Chinese prose and rhetoric.