{"product_id":"https-orientalbookworm-com-products-illuminating-the-book-of-changes-english-chinese-edition-a-philosophical-translation-of-the-i-ching-s-64-hexagrams-ten-commentaries-preview-1","title":"Illuminating the Book of Changes (English-Chinese Edition): A Philosophical Translation of the I Ching‘s 64 Hexagrams \u0026 Ten Commentaries","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/1ec164ee1f83e69527b1757480e3899cd3e6dd15fbadda7383447e17e2bb95b7.jpg?v=1793438123\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhy You Need This Book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eYou've probably heard of the I Ching. But when you open a Chinese edition, the classical Chinese stops you cold. And many English translations out there are either too academic to enjoy, or they lose the philosophical depth of the original. This book solves both problems.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat Makes This Edition Different\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAuthoritative translator.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eProfessor Wen Haiming teaches philosophy at Renmin University of China and holds a PhD in comparative philosophy from the University of Hawaii. He's not just someone who translates ancient texts — he's a scholar who has spent his career studying and teaching the I Ching\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_5f9bba8\" data-citation-group=\"4\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/book.cppinfo.cn\/Encyclopedias\/home\/index?id=4822096#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eClear, readable English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe book's stated goal is to make the I Ching understandable to any educated reader\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e. No jargon. No unnecessary complexity. Just the 64 hexagrams, 384 lines, and the Ten Commentaries, rendered in straightforward English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eComplete and bilingual.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSide-by-side Chinese and English. All 64 hexagrams. All 384 lines. The full Ten Commentaries (Tuanzhuan, Xiangzhuan, Xicizhuan, and more) — nothing left out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"_5f9bba8\" data-citation-group=\"6\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/book.cppinfo.cn\/Encyclopedias\/home\/index?id=4822096#1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"11\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ds-markdown-cite\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e11\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eReaders interested in Chinese philosophy and Confucian thought\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eChinese language learners who want to study a classic text\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eStudents and scholars of Chinese studies and cross-cultural research\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eAnyone drawn to the \"way of change\" and decision-making wisdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight: 600;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003eWhat You Get\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\"\u003ePublished by Shandong Friendship Press in December 2024. 676 pages. Clear printing. Comfortable layout. This is not a quick-and-dirty compilation — it's a serious academic translation you'll return to for years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/222c4a19b059fdfdb02bbea84cbe162048f8e3a8649831c568c78fe6dc87930c.jpg?v=1793438128\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/4e5ac1c9a490da8624de76e75557254c5c3bcc2738b759a4254284ba87f3a492.jpg?v=1793438132\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/12989a05b1ef7bec2fd3f59dc87dad26c88f45ee60df78d13f0b5e883847b694.jpg?v=1793438136\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"orientalbookworm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61462403285326,"sku":"978-7-5516-3325-3-1712255-0-0-0-0-0-0","price":28.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1097\/0087\/4574\/files\/c270f2720e2795d0070e158795b768efe2ad3d766bba5df5cd48f5bcc946d33c.jpg?v=1793416644","url":"https:\/\/orientalbookworm.com\/products\/https-orientalbookworm-com-products-illuminating-the-book-of-changes-english-chinese-edition-a-philosophical-translation-of-the-i-ching-s-64-hexagrams-ten-commentaries-preview-1","provider":"orientalbookworm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}