Dream Pool Essays

Author: Shen Kuo
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: The Chinese nation has a history of thousands of years of civilization, creating a splendid ancient culture and leaving behind rich spiritual treasures for humanity. It not only has exerted a great cohesive force on the formation and development of the Chinese nation but also holds significant practical meaning today. It enables people to correctly understand their national history while receiving patriotic education, cultivating moral sentiments, improving the cultural quality of the entire nation, and promoting the prosperity of socialist culture. These are the cultural essence of our Yellow River and Yangtze descendants, shaping the national spirit of the Chinese nation. To inherit our excellent cultural heritage and carry forward the historical legacy of our ancient civilization, we have launched the "Classic Collection of Chinese Traditional Culture" series. This series adheres to the principle of innovating while promoting tradition. It selects and publishes a variety of classic works from China's dynasties, including translations of ancient classics. We first focus on selecting immortal historical masterpieces in fields such as ancient philosophy, history, geography, literature, and science that are representative of our ancient times, while also including famous and widely circulated selections passed down through generations. Considering the need for popularization and the target audience, most of these works are translated selectively, with annotations provided for the selected parts. The translations strive for accuracy and fluency, relieving readers from the difficulties of dealing with complex and profound ancient texts. This adaptation to the fast-paced modern era allows readers to directly engage with the essence of ancient Chinese culture, learn, and apply it simultaneously. It aims to make the elderly, middle-aged, and young people all willing to read and able to understand, deriving benefits from it.