《一代宗师——孔子》,向国外读者介绍中国儒家思想的奠基人和全球儒学的“至圣先师”——孔子的生平及其与弟子的经典语录。相传孔子有弟子三千、贤弟子七十二人,孔子曾带领弟子周游列国14年,孔子还是一位古文献整理家,他的思想和学说对后世产生了极其深远的影响。
“Criticize and repudiate Confucius!” “Down with Confucius!”—How does Confucius fare in China in the 20th century? Is Confucius a sage or an ordinary person? How was the school of thought of Confucius formed? What is its influence on the world?

《亚圣——孟子》,向国外读者介绍孔子以后的儒学大师、被中国历代知识分子尊崇为“亚圣”的孟子的生平及其经典语录。孟子是中国古代思想家、教育家,他发展了孔子的“礼治”“德政”思想,提倡“王道”,主张“仁政”,后世将他与孔子合称为“孔孟”
Confucius and Mencius are known in the Chinese history as the two greatest sages. In the two millennia that have passed since Mencius lived, his thoughts and ideas have continued to have a major influence on the Chinese people. Even today, people can be regularly heard to quote the sayings of this man….

《兵圣——孙子》,向国外读者介绍最早揭示战争奥秘、阐释战争与和平理论的世界级军事家——孙子的生平及其经典语录。孙子著有《孙子兵法》,是中国古典军事文化遗产中的瑰宝,在世界上也久负盛名,如今被翻译成几十种外国文字,在全世界广为流传。
Of the 4,000-odd books on military strategy produced over the course of Chinese history, The Art of War is almost unanimously acknowledged as the most outstanding. It was written by Sun Wu (Sun Tzu), a well-known general during the late Spring and Autumn Period, some 2,500 years ago.

《千年道德经——老子》,向国外读者介绍中国本土化宗教道教思想的始祖和灵魂人物——老子的生平及其经典语录。老子是中国古代的一位伟大思想家,老子撰述的《道德经》仅五千言,却包含十分丰富的哲学思想,开创了中国古代哲学思想的先河。
In any Taoist area of China, it is common to see a statue of an old man, with white hair and beard, long ears drooping down towards his shoulders. He is Lao Tzu, the man most closely associated with Taoist belief. Lao Tzu was famous for his Tao Te Ching. The original meaning of the Chinese character “Tao” is “a road or path people walk upon;” however, the “Tao” of Lao Tzu is a sublimation and extension of that meaning….

《天地逍遥游——庄子》,向国外读者介绍战国中期道家学派的代表人物,著名的思想家、哲学家和文学家,道家学说的主要创始人之一——庄子的生平及其经典语录。庄子生平只做过地方漆园吏,因崇尚自由而不应同宗楚威王之聘。他是老子思想的继承和发展者。后世将他与老子并称为“老庄”。其代表作品为《庄子》,名篇有《逍遥游》、《齐物论》等。
If Lao Tzu is the founder and ultimate source of Taoism, Zhuangzi is a key thinker who carried forward a local philosophy of religion, and formed a unique and powerful system of thought, which retains its considerable power today in the modern world.