Rime of the Ancient Chinese and The Rhyme of the Old Scholar--Series of Chinese Classics Recitation Project

Author: Beijing Si Hai Classics Culture Communication Center
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This series of books follows a format of original text with pinyin annotations. Ancient and variant characters are marked with black squares in the lower right corner, while proper nouns such as names of people, places, and dynasties are highlighted by changing the font style. To protect children's eyesight, we have adopted a large-character layout, hoping that children can memorize the content while reading in a relaxed manner. To ensure the quality of this series, professional scholars have been engaged in pinyin annotations and proofreading based on authoritative editions, and authoritative experts have been invited for final approval to guarantee the excellence of this series. Reading requires method. With the right approach, twice the result can be achieved with half the effort. Some great masters have advised that reading classics is of utmost importance, and the essence of reading classics lies in thorough memorization before comprehension, comprehension before application, application before mastery, and mastery before innovation. This is also the original intention behind the Classic Reading Project. In summary, it boils down to six words: precision, familiarity, comprehension, application, mastery, and innovation. Among these, comprehension, application, and innovation are explained. However, the explanations should ideally be based on precision and familiarity. As for sudden enlightenment or profound realization during the process of undisturbed, focused reading, that is truly extraordinary. In such cases, conventional explanations become unnecessary.