China's ancient books must be read for life.

One of the classic works of Confucianism records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples, which embodies Confucius' political opinions, logical thoughts, moral concepts and educational principles. Zhao Pu, a politician in the Northern Song Dynasty, once said that "the Analects of Confucius governs the world".

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China's first biographical general history was written by Sima Qian, a historian of the Western Han Dynasty. It records the history of more than 3,000 years from the legendary ancient Yellow Emperor era to the first year of founding ceremony, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, including philosophy, politics, economy, military and other fields.

Historical Records is also an excellent literary work, which occupies an important position in the history of China literature. It is praised by Lu Xun as "a historian's swan song, and Li Sao has no rhyme", which has high literary value.

Tao Te Ching

Laozi's philosophical works in the Spring and Autumn Period are an important source of Taoist philosophical thoughts. Tao Te Ching is one of the greatest works in the history of China, which has a profound influence on traditional philosophy, science, politics and religion. According to the statistics of UNESCO, the Tao Te Ching is the most widely translated and published cultural masterpiece except the Bible.

Zhuangzi

Zhuangzi mainly embodies Zhuangzi's critical philosophy, art, aesthetics and so on. Its content is rich and profound, involving philosophy, life, politics, society, art, world outlook and many other aspects. It is not only a masterpiece of philosophy, but also an allegorical masterpiece of literature and aesthetics, which has exerted an inseparable and far-reaching influence on the development of literature and aesthetics in China.

Mencius

Mencius and Confucius were collectively called Confucius and Mencius by later generations. Mencius recorded the arguments between Mencius and other schools, the words and deeds of his disciples, and the lobbying of governors, and was compiled by Mencius and his disciples. It records Mencius' thoughts on governing the country, political strategies (benevolent governance, Wang Ba's debate, people-oriented, respecting the right and wrong of monarch, people being the monarch, followed by monarch) and political actions. The style of writing is magnificent, full of emotion, inspiring, infectious and far-reaching It is one of the classic works of Confucianism.

xunzi

Xunzi is the most important work of Confucianism at the end of the Warring States Period. Written by Xunzi and his disciples, it aims to summarize the schools of thought in pre-Qin academic circles and their respective academic thoughts, and reflect the materialist view of nature, epistemology and Xunzi's ethical, political and economic thoughts.

university

"University" is an essay on the Confucian thought of self-cultivation and governing the country. It was originally the forty-second article in the Book of Rites, and it is said that it was written by Ceng Zi. It is actually a Confucian work in Qin and Han Dynasties and an important educational theory work in ancient China. This paper mainly summarizes the pre-Qin Confucian moral cultivation theory, as well as the basic principles and methods of moral cultivation, and also systematically discusses the Confucian political philosophy, which has profound enlightenment for being a man, doing things and governing the country.

doctrine of the mean

The Doctrine of the Mean, originally the thirty-first article of The Book of Rites, is a short article about Confucian human nature cultivation. Respected by Cheng Hao and Cheng Yi in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhu in the Southern Song Dynasty wrote Notes on the Doctrine of the Mean, which was finally called "Four Books" together with Daxue, Analects of Confucius and Mencius. After the Song and Yuan Dynasties, The Doctrine of the Mean became an official textbook and a must-read in the imperial examination, which had a great influence on ancient education in China.

The five attainments, three dads, cautious independence and sincerity in The Doctrine of the Mean have an important influence on dealing with people and cultivating human nature.

Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government

A long chronicle edited by Sima Guang in the Northern Song Dynasty is a general history of China chronicle. The recorded history began in the 23rd year of Wei Lie Zhou (403 BC) and ended in the 6th year of the Five Dynasties (959 BC), covering 16 dynasties, including Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Seven Heroes of Warring States, Wei, Shu, Wu, Wu, Sixteen Kingdoms, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and so on. Zi, Jian and Sima Qian's Historical Records are both immortal works of China's historiography, and they are called "the history of the second Sima".

The Classic of Mountains and Seas

The content of Shan Hai Jing is mainly the geographical knowledge in folklore, including mountains, rivers, nationalities, products, medicines, sacrifices, witch doctors and so on. It has preserved many famous ancient myths, legends and fables, including Kuafu's day by day, Goddess's mending the sky, Jingwei's reclamation and Dayu's harnessing the water. Shan Hai Jing has extraordinary literature value, which can be used as a reference for studying China's ancient history, geography, culture, Chinese and foreign transportation, folk customs and myths, among which the mineral records are the earliest related documents in the world.