• Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean (English-Chinese Edition): Legge’s Classic Translation, Vol. 1
  • Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean (English-Chinese Edition): Legge’s Classic Translation, Vol. 1
  • Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean (English-Chinese Edition): Legge’s Classic Translation, Vol. 1
  • Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean (English-Chinese Edition): Legge’s Classic Translation, Vol. 1
  • Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean (English-Chinese Edition): Legge’s Classic Translation, Vol. 1
  • Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean (English-Chinese Edition): Legge’s Classic Translation, Vol. 1
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Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean (English-Chinese Edition): Legge’s Classic Translation, Vol. 1

Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean (English-Chinese Edition): Legge’s Classic Translation, Vol. 1

The Full Text of the Analects, the Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Mean in Chinese and English, with a New Chinese Introduction Translating Legge’s 1861 Prolegomena and Chapter Outlines
This is not a modern Chinese commentary, and it is not a single-translator edition of just one classic. It is James Legge’s landmark translation of the Analects, the Great Learning, and the Doctrine of the Mean—the version that set the standard for English renderings of the Confucian canon and has never been fully replaced. The three texts appear in Chinese and English side by side. What makes this edition different from a simple reprint is the new Chinese apparatus: Ding Dagang has translated Legge‘s own 1861 prolegomena and chapter outlines into Chinese, so readers can follow the translator’s reasoning and the textual history behind each classic. If you want the Confucian classics in the translation that Western scholarship still cites as its benchmark—rather than a contemporary paraphrase or a single-author rendering—this is it.
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If you're curious about Chinese culture — or you're learning English — this book deserves your time.

The Analects, The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean are the three most essential texts of Confucian thought. They have shaped how Chinese people think, learn, and relate to one another for over two thousand years — and they still influence societies across East Asia today. Understand these three books, and you hold the key to understanding Chinese civilization.

Why this edition?

  • A translation you can trust. The English text is James Legge's classic translation. Legge was one of the greatest sinologists of the 19th century, and his Chinese Classics series remains required reading in East Asian Studies programs at institutions like Oxford University-. This is accurate, elegant scholarship — not machine-generated text.

  • Bilingual format, dual purpose. Chinese and English appear side by side. Read a passage in Chinese, then in English. You're not just reading a classic — you're training your English reading skills with world-class source material. Perfect for learners who want to improve through serious texts.

  • A Chinese introduction to lower the barrier. The book opens with a detailed Chinese-language introduction covering the core ideas and historical context of all three classics. No prior background in Confucianism required.

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