书名:1000 Character Classic
作者:Evelyn Lip
简介:This fascinating book explains the primer Qian Zi Wen 〈千字文〉which has been memorised by generations of Chinese. Composed during the Liang Dynasty (AD 502-557), it contains 1,000 unique Chinese characters set in four-word phrases.
Evelyn Lip now takes you on a lyrical journey, from the first verse 天地元黄 (describing the beginnings of the earth) to 焉哉乎也 (in celebration of the end of the primer). Presented in English, this edition contains the Chinese classical text with hanyin pinyin, and helps to explain its literal and implied meanings, while adding interesting historical facts, proverbs and ancient wisdom.