Classic Conversations by Zhu Ziqing is a work about traditional Chinese classic culture

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-02

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Exquisite layout, four-color insert.

High-quality paper is environmentally friendly printing, and the words are large and clear and not tiring to the eye.

Junior high school Chinese textbooks are used in conjunction with each other.

Authoritative base, annotated and concise.

Columns such as "Approaching Famous Books", "Reading Suggestions", "Reading Testing and Evaluation" and "Data Links" have been added to help students read scientifically and efficiently.

Introduction

"Classics and Conversations" is a traditional classic popular reading book written by Zhu Ziqing, a famous modern Chinese prose writer, which is intended to inspire ordinary people to get close to the classics and read the classics. The Classics is a total of 13 articles, which introduce the classic works and important literary styles in China's cultural heritage through simple and practical words, including Shuowen Jiezi, Zhou Yi, Shangshu, Shijing, Three Rites, Spring and Autumn Three Biography, Four Books, Warring States Policy, Historical Records and Hanshu, Zhuzi, Cifu, Poems, and Essays, systematically sorting out the development and historical context of ancient Chinese literature, historiography, and philosophy. The combing and explanation of the classics in the book is not only concise and incisive in knowledge, but also a model of vernacular fluent in writing, making ancient texts more intimate to readers, and the best choice for readers to get an overview of important ancient Chinese classics.

The book also stimulates readers' interest in reading with the help of auxiliary columns such as approaching famous works, reading suggestions, intensive reading annotations, reading tests, and exquisite illustrations, so that readers can have methods to follow when reading such academic works, and gradually guide them to complete the independent reading of the whole book. In addition to the thirteen main texts, the appendix of this book also includes a selection of the author's other essays on literature as an extension.

About the Author

Zhu Ziqing (1898-1948), formerly known as Zihua, was called Qiushi, and later changed his name to Ziqing. Originally from Shaoxing, Zhejiang, he was born in Donghai, Jiangsu, and later settled in Yangzhou with his grandfather and father. When he was young, he studied in a private school and was influenced by traditional Chinese culture. In July 1932, he was appointed head of the Department of Chinese Literature at Tsinghua University. His representative works include the essay collection "Back", "You and Me" and so on.

Wonderful book review

Mr. Zhu's "Classic Conversations" is a "practical and simple introduction to vernacular literature" for some ancient books. Whoever knows what a book is, it tells you a ......Because of the guidance of this book, getting in touch with ancient books is like reading maps and geographical records in advance, although you have arrived in a new place, you can see the way.

Ye Shengtao. Mr. has always worked hard to carry forward, introduce, revise and promote the traditional culture of our country, although it is said that little by little, bottle by bowl, but it is simple and unexaggerated, extremely practical. In addition, a pair of diluted pen and ink can often dispose of the most cumbersome facts or the most complicated theories with extraordinary light and vividness, so that people can not only forget but also understand without difficulty after reading Mr. Wang's articles. This book of "Classic Sayings" is a definite proof of what I said.

Wu Xiaoru. I think Mr. Zhu's temperament is responsible for the style of his prose. When you talk to him or read his writings, you have the impression that he is sincere, modest, gentle, simple and not lacking in humor. For people, things and articles, he handled everything so fairly, properly and appropriately. He is as literate as his person, elegance comes from simplicity, humor comes from loyalty, and generosity comes out of plainness.

Yang Zhensheng. Table of Contents

Table of ContentsPreface 001

Said the first 004

Zhou Yi 2nd 011

Shangshu 3rd 018

Book of Verses IV 025

Three Rites Fifth 032

Spring and Autumn Three Legends Sixth (Chinese attached) 037

Book IV VII 042

Warring States Policy VIII 047

Shiji Hanshu IX 051

Zhuzi 10th 063

Resignation 11 073

Psalm XII 080

Text XIII 091

Appendix. On Reading 111

What is Literature? /117

Appreciation of Ancient Literature 120

On the Poetic Approach 125

On the Appreciation of Elegance and Vulgarity 130

Reading Detection and Evaluation 136

Links to information 140

Wonderful book excerpts

The first thing to say is to explain the words.

According to legend, the Chinese script was created by the historian of the Yellow Emperor named Cangjie. This Cangjie is said to have four eyes, and he saw the marks of the hooves of animals and the claws of birds on the ground, and his inspiration came to his heart, so he made words. The role of words is so great, so wonderful, that it is really a sacred work to make words. But words can enhance people's abilities, and they can also enhance people's cunning. Cangjie leaked the secret of heaven, but he taught people badly. So when he made words, "the sky rains, and the ghosts cry at night". When people have words, they will become smarter, and they will strive to be businessmen who make easy money, and there will be fewer people who work hard to farm. The heavens were afraid that people would not have enough to eat, so they rained rice to save them in an emergency. The ghosts are also afraid that these clever people will use words to control them, so they cry at night"Huainanzi Benjing Training" and high lure notes.

Words originally had the effect of witchcraft. However, the legend of Cangjie was only at the end of the Warring States Period, and people did not believe it at that time, such as the "Yi Ji Ci" only said that the text was created by "later saints". There is not only one "posterity-generation saint", but many people. We know that words are constantly evolving; It is impossible to say that it is the creation of one person. The words of the "Dictionaries" are naturally much more reasonable.

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