Classics of Chinese Traditional Culture Collection — Wisdom Treasury

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Features: Exquisite printing, collecting classics, each volume includes a beautiful bookmark, two-color illustrations, and accompanied by detailed translations and appreciations. The "Chinese Traditional Culture Classics Collection" series selects one hundred renowned works from Chinese history, encompassing classic philosophical, historical, geographical, literary, and technological texts. These immortal masterpieces and beloved classics from various dynasties are presented to readers in modern translations. The series is published in a two-color format, allowing readers to enjoy both the text and famous landscape paintings. The selected illustrations are sourced from collections such as "Jieziyuan Painting Spectrum," "Yipintang Painting Spectrum," and "Sanxi Tang Treasure." The combination of visual and textual elements brings joy and relaxation, creating a sense of tranquility and delight.
The three books—Zhinan (The Wisdom Treasury), Gujin Tanggai (Sketches of the Past and Present), and Qingshi (The History of Love)—can be considered another "trilogy" by Feng Menglong, distinct from his "Three Words" series. Zhinan aims to "enlighten wisdom," Gujin Tanggai to "cure corruption," and Qingshi to "educate in love," all reflecting Feng Menglong's concern for the world. Among them, Zhinan is the most socially and politically significant and practically valuable collection of stories. In his preface to Zhinan, Feng Menglong wrote: "A person with wisdom is like water to the land; without water, the land becomes barren, and without wisdom, a person becomes a walking corpse. Wisdom, when applied to people, is like water flowing through the land—where the terrain is low, water fills it, and where human affairs are low, wisdom fills it. Examining the successes and failures of the past and present, none are beyond this principle." He intended to summarize the reasons behind "the successes and failures of the past and present," a purpose that cannot be considered shallow.