Chinese Classics Collection-"Three Character Classic" (三字经)〈百家姓〉〈千字文〉〈弟子规〉's content introduction

Three Character Classic - The Hundred Families - Thousand Character Classic - Disciple's Rules is a representative of the ancient Chinese monumental series of writings, "Three Character Classic" with a simple and easy to remember the three three a rhyming short form, read a catchy and long-lasting, and lay the tone of the monumental readings for generations to come. Its content ranges from astronomy and geography to the Hundred Schools of Thought, rich in content and all-encompassing, and is an encyclopedia of history, society and life. Moreover, the Three Character Classic, which summarizes all aspects of traditional Chinese culture with vivid mnemonics, spreads positive life concepts such as "the nature of man is good in the beginning", and functions as a guide for moral cultivation and learning order, which is conducive to the formation of a complete and clear belief in life for young people, and is regarded as one of the secrets of the success of education in the ancient times. The Hundred Family Names is a comprehensive collection of commonly used family names in China, recognizing the ancestors and tracing their roots, and is a must-read for everyone and a must-have for every family. The book cites a wide range of relevant historical data, and provides concise and accurate explanations of the origins of more than 500 family names, enabling readers to feel the enduring vitality of the Chinese nation, which has a long history and has flourished to the present day. The Thousand Character Essay is a marvelous piece of writing compiled by Zhou Xingsi, a talented scholar from Xiao and Liang in the Southern Dynasty, more than 1,400 years ago, which is skillfully constructed and implies a sense of meaning and reasoning. The Disciple's Rules, compiled by the Qing Dynasty's Li Yuxiu, is a textbook focusing on children's moral instructions, which has been popular at home and abroad since its release and is still in use today.

Currently, with the deepening of the nationalistic fever, traditional monastic reading materials aiming at teaching good moral norms and cultural general knowledge are being widely emphasized by all walks of life. On the basis of detailed annotations of relevant historical references, the author of this translation and commentary has translated the four readings into the vernacular using a rhyming style similar to that of the original text, which makes the readings catchy and easy to read. It retains the advantages of the Monastic readings, but is concise and fluent, easy to memorize, and is an excellent work of the same kind of readings.