{"product_id":"chinese-wisdom-english-chinese-edition-nearly-2-000-maxims-from-chinese-classics-from-pre-qin-to-late-qing","title":"Chinese Wisdom (English-Chinese Edition): Nearly 2,000 Maxims from Chinese Classics, from Pre-Qin to Late Qing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/aeea70bc8621314902bae0e9d46913c128f922049c3d4c812b2af9019baf31c2.jpg?v=1793437568\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eFor over two thousand years, the deepest Chinese wisdom has been passed down in short, powerful sentences. “Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.” “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” “Read ten thousand books, and your pen will be guided as if by the gods.” These lines come from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnalects\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eRecords of the Grand Historian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, and dozens of other classics — and they still shape how Chinese people think, speak, and live today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThis book brings together nearly 2,000 of these classic sayings and does four things for each one: it tells you\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ewhere it comes from\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e, shows you\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ehow to pronounce it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith pinyin, explains\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ewhat it actually means\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein plain Chinese, and gives you\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ean English translation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e— not a loose paraphrase, but a careful, literal rendering that preserves the flavor of the original.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe quotes are organized into four clear themes:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eLearning, Friendship, Self-Cultivation, and Wisdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. Want to find sayings about studying? About how the ancients viewed friendship, character, or the meaning of life? Just go to the right section. Everything is arranged alphabetically by pinyin, so it's easy to browse and easy to find what you need.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eThe compiler, Zhang Zheng, is a professor at Beijing Normal University, director of its Institute for Comparative Culture and Translation Studies, and holds a PhD in English Language and Literature from Peking University. He has published over 70 academic papers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%E5%9B%BD%E8%AE%AD%EF%BC%9A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8F%A4%E4%BB%A3%E5%90%8D%E8%A8%80%E8%AD%A6%E5%8F%A5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The English text was reviewed by Professor John G. Blair of Brown University\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%E5%9B%BD%E8%AE%AD%EF%BC%9A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8F%A4%E4%BB%A3%E5%90%8D%E8%A8%80%E8%AD%A6%E5%8F%A5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. The book received the 2019 “China Publishing Good Book” award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/baike.baidu.com\/item\/%E5%9B%BD%E8%AE%AD%EF%BC%9A%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8F%A4%E4%BB%A3%E5%90%8D%E8%A8%80%E8%AD%A6%E5%8F%A5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e39\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhether you're learning Chinese and want a bilingual reader you can actually understand, or you want to talk about Chinese culture with English-speaking friends but don't know where to start — this book gives you something you can use on every page. Read it, remember it, use it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/bfab7c396f37e92c8f598b373fadc03688025e9850cec100a0eaca4f5257d952.jpg?v=1793437575\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/2112166792b2e80199c9ea9792ba025f34f02751e178f072f521efeb45ef04ae.jpg?v=1793437581\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/44c17f5a26cc84ac34b61504d194f13f9f6784fbd093e0ef0ca17d97c4c594f5.jpg?v=1793437587\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462404792654,"sku":"978-7-5001-5820-2-1710240-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":21.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/1c4f360a853eb7b85b0ad69d02be88b6098df6390db55ccbccb190aa0e4bab57.jpg?v=1793416685","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/chinese-wisdom-english-chinese-edition-nearly-2-000-maxims-from-chinese-classics-from-pre-qin-to-late-qing","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}