Mencius: National Treasure Library of Chinese Literature

Author: (Warring States Period) Xu Ke, translated and commented by Wang Limin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Mengzi was a renowned philosopher and educator during China's Warring States Period and one of the main representatives of Confucianism. He inherited and developed the thoughts of Confucius, proposing a comprehensive philosophical system that held an extremely important historical position in China's millennia-long history and had a profound influence on later generations. For thousands of years, he has been revered as the "Second Sage," second only to Confucius. The teachings of Mengzi, together with Confucius's philosophy, were later collectively referred to as the "Confucian-Mengzi Way," which is the essence of traditional Confucianism in ancient China. The Confucian-Mengzi Way has long influenced ancient Chinese society and the intellectual development of the Chinese people. As an important component of Confucian thought—Mengzi's philosophy—has increasingly demonstrated its historical role along with the historical progress of the feudal society, becoming one of the most influential cultural heritages in traditional Chinese culture.