Learn the most popular gems of Chinese wisdom, such as "A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit," i.e. you learn from making mistakes, or, "What you hear about may be false, but what you see is true." The Chinese use these wise sayings on a daily basis. Each "pearl"...
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Learn the most popular Two-Part Allegorical Sayings, such as, "Using telephone poles as chopsticks - putting much material to petty use," and, "A dog catching a mouse - poking one's nose into other people's business." The Chinese use these sayings on a daily...
The romance The Golden Boy and the Jade Maiden is a love tragedy that has been handed down since the Ming Dynasty. The story of the love between Wang Jiaoniang and Shen Chun, which is the theme of the The Golden Boy and the Jade Maiden, is an ancient folk tale which...
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Bilingual books are a great way to compliment your Chinese studies, and this one includes 10 famous stories from the classic texts of "Shi Ji Quan - Records of the Historian, by Si Ma Qian (BC 145-86)." The book covers the Zhou, Qin, Qian, Han, and Wu Di dynasties...
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This bilingual book introduces you to 100 of the most popular idioms of China. While enjoying these idioms, you will also be learning about Chinese history and philosophy. Written in simplified Chinese characters, Pinyin, and English.
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Sunzi wrote "The Art of War" in the late Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). "The Art of War" is perhaps the best known and most highly regarded treatise on military strategy ever written. Although its wisdom is over two thousand years old, its principles are...
Mencius was an outstanding exponent of the Confucian School and his precious legacy includes his remarks on many topics such as self-cultivation, education and learning, government and the people, human relations and making friends, as well as fraternal duty and...
Mencius was the outstanding Confucian sage of the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.), and was awarded the title "the Lesser Sage". This book contains stories about Mencius' birth, his teachings, travels and writings, with an emphasis on how he defended and promoted...
Confucius is widely regarded as the most influential thinker and educator in Chinese history. He left behind a rich legacy of celebrated dictums covering a wide range of subjects, including self-cultivation, government and the people, education and learning, human...
Confucius is often considered the most influential thinker and educator in Chinese history. This book tells stories about Confucius' birth, his education, his travels and writings. It also shoes how Confucius promoted, "...benevolent politics and moral...
Newberry award winning biographer, Russell Freedman's fascinating, witty introduction to the life and teachings of Confucius should finally set the record straight. Using the rigorous, lively technique that his readers have come to expect, Freedman traveled to...
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This bilingual book contains 24 classic Yuefu song poems. Yuefu poems are a hallmark of the Han Dynasty era. During the social and political upheaval from the third to the seventh centuries, poets took refuge in writing five-character yuefu songs about nature. The...