Five Classics and Four Books Complete Translation (Complete Four Volumes)

Author: Chen Xiangmin et al. Annotation and Translation
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Publishing Date: 2000-08-01
Features: This book collects several major classics of Chinese Confucianism, including the I Ching, Book of Documents, Book of Songs, Book of Rites, Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Annals, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Analects, and Mencius. It provides comprehensive annotation and translation to help a broad readership better study and research these key classics of Chinese traditional culture.
Excerpt from the Preface, Features, and Review Articles:
"Above is fire and below is water; fire ascends while water nourishes downwards, symbolizing 'obstruction and separation.' A noble person observes this hexagram and its name to study and research things, synthesizing their similarities while analyzing their differences.
This book includes the following parts: the I Ching, Book of Documents, Book of Songs, Book of Rites, Zuo Zhuan of the Spring and Autumn Annals, Great Learning, Doctrine of the Mean, Analects, and Mencius."