Here is the translation of the provided content: "Collation (Collation Edition)"

Author: Cheng Qianfan, Xu Youfu
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Publishing Date: 1998-04-01
Features: Traditional Chinese thought and culture is an extremely vast field. The ancient civilization it embodies and how it connects with modern natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities has attracted the attention and concern of scholars both in China and around the world. Since the reform and opening-up, many scholars have liberated their minds, pioneered, and conducted truly scientific, independent research from the perspective of contemporary academic development, achieving fruitful results. The National Ancient Books Planning and Publishing Group has always emphasized the integration of the (organization and publishing) of ancient books (including unearthed artifacts) with systematic research on traditional culture. It advocates closely linking the precise outcomes of (organization and publishing) and research with modernization efforts, ensuring that the inheritance and promotion of China's excellent traditional thought and culture are both scientifically grounded and clearly directed. For this very reason, the preface to the "Ten-Year Plan for the Organization and Publishing of Ancient Books and the 'Eighth Five-Year Plan'" formulated in 1992 specifically mentioned: "In the next decade, it should be emphasized to arrange for the timely publication of academic monographs that modern scholars have produced with significant achievements in ancient books research. It should also be encouraged for modern scholars to dedicate themselves to the study of ancient books with a modern scientific spirit, with the aim of applying ancient wisdom to the present." To facilitate the smooth publication of research monographs on traditional culture and to encourage the spirit of academic innovation, as well as to promote a rigorous and realistic academic style, the National Ancient Books Planning and Publishing Group specially commissioned its Academic Committee to organize the editing of the "Series on the Study of Chinese Traditional Culture." This series is published annually, with each volume containing ten titles, and a portion of the funds provided by the state is allocated as financial support for publication.