General Bibliography: Collection Edition

Author: Cheng Qianfan, Xu Youfu
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Publish Date: 1998-04-01
Features: Traditional Chinese thought and culture is an extremely vast field. The ancient civilization it contains, 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 and made pioneering efforts, conducting truly scientific and independent research from the perspective of contemporary academic development, achieving fruitful results. The National Plan Group for the Collection and Publication of Ancient Books has always emphasized the integration of the collection and publication of ancient texts (including unearthed artifacts) with systematic research on traditional culture. It advocates closely linking the precise outcomes of research and collection with modernization efforts, ensuring that the inheritance and promotion of outstanding traditional Chinese thought and culture have both a scientific foundation and a clear direction. For this very reason, the preface to the "Ten-Year Plan for the Collection and Publication of Ancient Books and the 'Eighth Five-Year Plan'" formulated in 1992 specifically mentioned: "In the next decade, it is important to arrange for the timely publication of academic monographs that modern scholars have produced on ancient texts with significant achievements, and to encourage modern scholars to engage in the study of ancient Chinese texts with a modern scientific spirit, in order to apply 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 Plan Group for the Collection and Publication of Ancient Books has specially commissioned its Academic Committee to organize the publication of the "Series on the Study of Chinese Traditional Culture." The 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.