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Luoyang mudan ji 洛阳牡丹记 "On the Peonies of Luoyang"
The Luoyang mudan ji 洛阳牡丹记 "Peonies of Luoyang" is a treatise on peonies written by the early Song period 宋 (960-1279) scholar Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修 (1007-1072). It is the earliest Chinese desc
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Exemplarious translation of Lunyu论语 "The Analects of Confucius"
The Lunyu 论语 (pronounced Lúnyǔ!), commonly translated as "The Confucian Analects", is a collection of sayings by Confucius 孔子 and dialogs with his disciples.
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Lunyu 论语 "The Analects of Confucius"
The Lunyu 论语 (pronounced Lúnyǔ!), commonly translated as "The Confucian Analects", is a collection of sayings by Confucius 孔子 and dialogs with his disciples.
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Kangxi zidian 康熙字典 "The Dictionary of the Kangxi Reign"
The Kangxi zidian 康熙字典 "Dictionary of the Kangxi reign (1662-1722)" is the largest character dictionary of traditional China. It was compiled on imperial order by Zhang Yushu 张玉书 and Chen
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Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty 汉武帝
Liu Che, Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, was in power from 140 B.C. to AD 87. During his reign, China ushered in the flourishing age of more than 50 years.
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Jinpingmei 金瓶梅 "Plums in a Golden Vase"
The title of this novel, first published in 1617, is taken from the surnames and names of three characters. It is an anonymous and very complex and sophisticated account of the life of a politica
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Jinghuayuan 镜花緣 "Flowers in a Mirror"
This novel by Li Ruzhen 李汝珍 (1763-1830) tells the story of a Daoist fairy named Fairy of the Hundred Flowers 百花仙子 that has fallen grom grace and tries to gain back her immortality.
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Hua Tuo 华佗
Huo Tuo was well versed in various sutras and knowledge of keeping health. He decided to help the people out of diseases with his medical knowledge.
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[Classics]
Liezi 列子 "Master Lie"
The Liezi 列子 "Master Lie" is a Daoist book attributed to Lie Yukou 列御寇 (also written 列圄寇 or 列圉寇, also called Lie Zhoukou 列周寇) from the Warring States period 战国 (5th cent.-221 BCE)
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Lantingxu 兰亭序 "Analysis of the Essay of the Orchid Pavilion"
The Lantingkao 兰亭考 "Analysis of the essay of the Orchid Pavilion" is a critical study to Wang Xizhi's 王羲之 famous calligraphy Lantingxu 兰亭序 from the Jin period 晋 (265-420).
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Li Bai: How Could He Buy Liquor?李白:何来买酒钱?
Li Bai is a great poet in the Tang Dynasty。 He spent his whole life with liquor. In his poem Song of Xiangyang, he said, "During the 36,000 days in 100 years, I must drink 300 cups of liquor eve
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Leiyu 雷雨 "The Thunderstorm"
The "Thunderstorm" by Cao Yu 曹禺, published in 1936, describes a family tragedy the at the beginning of 20th century. Coal mine director Zhou Puyuan 周朴园 once had two children with a servant m
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Chinese Multi—eaved Pagoda中国密檐式塔
The type of Multi—eaved Pagoda is relatively large, about the same height and size as the multi—storeyed type. Its most outstanding features is the many layers of eaves.
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Hangongqiu 汉宫秋 "Autumn in Han Palace"
"Autumn in the Han Palace" by Ma Zhiyuan 马致远 (1250-1321), also called Po youmeng guyan Hangong qiu 破幽梦孤雁汉宫秋 "Apparition of a lonely goose in a dark dream in the autumnal Han Palace".
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The literature of Slight Heat 关于小暑的文学作品
There are all kinds of literature in Slight Heat, such as poem, essay even and novels.
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Atlas and Description of the Countries beyond the Seas海国图志
The Haiguo tuzhi 海国图志 "Atlas and description of the countries beyond the seas" is a world geography written by the late Qing period 清 (1644-1911) historian and philosopher Wei Yuan 魏源.
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Ernü yingxiong zhuan 儿女英雄传 "The Story of a Hero Boy and Hero Girls"
Ernü yingxiong zhuan 儿女英雄传 "The Story of a Hero Boy and Hero Girls" not very known outside of China was written by a person called Yanbei Xianren 燕北闲人 or Wen Kang 文康 and published in
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Dizigui 弟子规 "Rules for Young Boys"
The Dizigui 弟子规 "Rules for young boys" is a textbook of elementary learning written by the Qing period 清 (1644-1911) writer Li Yuxiu 李毓秀. The original title was Xunmengwen 训蒙文 "Elementa
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Exemplarious translation of Daxue 大学The Great Learning
The Daxue 大学 "Great Learning" is a Confucian Classic. It is part of the canon of the Sishu 四书 "Four Books", to which it was added as integral Confucian writing on the order and harmony of soc
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[Classics]
Daxue 大学 "The Great Learning"
The Daxue 大学 "Great Learning" is a Confucian Classic. It is part of the canon of the Sishu 四书 "Four Books", to which it was added as integral Confucian writing on the order and harmony of soc