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1 Ancient texts

• The Four Books (四書, Sì shu) are
  • The Great Learning, (大學, Dà Xué).
  • The Doctrine of the Golden Mean (中庸, Zhong Yóng).
  • The Analects of Confucius (論語, Lùn Yǔ), a book of pithy sayings attributed to Confucius.
  • Mencius (孟子, Mèng Zǐ).
• The Five Classics (五經, Wǔ jing) are
  • The Classic of Poetry (詩經, Shi Jing), made up of 305 poems.
  • The Classic of History (書經, Shu Jing) contains examples of early Chinese prose.
  • The Book of Changes or I Ching (易經, Yì Jing), a manual of divination based on the eight trigrams .
  • The Classic of Rites (禮記, Lǐ Jì) describes ancient rites and court ceremonies.
  • The Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋, Chun Qiu).
  • The Classic of Music (樂經) is sometime referred to as the sixth classic, but is lost.
• Other classics:
  • The Classic of The Way and its Virtue or Tao Te Ching (道德經, Dao De Jing), attributed to Lao Zi.
  • The True Classic of Perfect Emptiness, attributed to Lie Zi .
  • The Classic of Filial Piety (孝經, Xiao Jing)
  • The Three Characters Classic
• Other ancient texts
  • Zhuang Zi
  • The book of Xun ZiIn Chinese, "Xun Zi" refers to both the philosopher and the book he is attributed to. In this article, the book is spelled "the Xunzi Xun Zi (, or Hsun Tzu c. 310 237 BC) was a Chinese philosopher who lived during the Warring States Period. His social and
  • The Art of WarThe Art of War ( Chinese: sun zi bing f) was a Chinese military text written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics prior to the collapse of Imperia (孙子兵法) by Sun TzuSun Tzu ( also commonly written in pinyin: Sun Z was the author of The Art of War an influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. It is a common misconception to think that his writings refered to TACTICS (Or Tacticity). He is also one of the ea

2 Classic Novels

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• The Dream of the Red ChamberChinese classic texts Dream of the Red Chamber ( Chinese: ; pinyin: hong lou meng) or Chronicles of the Stone (Chinese: ; pinyin: shi tou ji), written by Cao Xueqin, is one of the greatest masterpieces of Chinese fiction, written in the 18th century durin (红楼梦, also known as A Dream of Red Mansions or The Chronicles of the Stone (石頭記, Shítóu Jì), by 曹雪芹 Cáo XueqínCao Xueqin ( Pinyin) ( Chinese: , WG:Ts'ao Hsueh-ch'in) (? 1715 c. 1763) is the author of famous Chinese work Dream of the Red Chamber''. His given name was Cao Zhan . A Han Chinese clan assimilated into Manchurian ethnicity, Cao’s family had become so ri
• Water MarginChinese classic texts Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh ( Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: Shuh Zhuan), sometimes also translated as All Men Are Brothers is one of the most famous works of classical Chinese literature. Attributed to (水浒传), also known as All Men Are Brothers and Outlaws of the Marsh), by 施耐庵 Shi Nài'nShi Nain ( 1296? 1370?) was one of the most famous classical Chinese authors. He wrote Water Margin . Some modern scholars doubt that Shi actually existed, and believe the name is simply a pseudonym for Luo Guanzhong. Chinese writers.
• The Romance of the Three KingdomsRomance of the Three Kingdoms ( Chinese: , pinyin: Sn Guo Yn Yi), written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a classical Chinese historical novel about the turbulent period often referred to as the Three Kingdoms (AD 220-280). It is the most popular (三国演义) by 罗贯中 Luó Guànzhong
• The Journey to the West (西游记), also known as Monkey King and Monkey, by 吴承恩 Wú Chéng'en.

The above 4 classics are often called the Si Da Ming Zhu or the Four Classics.

• Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio (聊齋志異) by 蒲松齡 Pú Songlíng.
• Jin Ping Mei (金瓶梅), by 蘭陵笑笑生 Lánlíng Xiàoxiàosheng .