Selected Readings on Chinese Classics

Selected Readings on Chinese Classics is an optional course for non-native speakers of Chinese who take the master program of China Studies. The course incorporates three modules, the first module covering a wide range of topics which range from the Book of Songs,the Analects,the Mencius to the Book of Dao.The Art of War, an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician, is an important part of the second module. The third module involves Chinese literature including the Tang poems, Ci Poems of the Song Dynasty and other famous works like the Story of the Stone and Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This course can help students have a better understanding of Chinese collective wisdom in ideology, literature and other fields, enhancing the ability to acquire, appreciate and apply Chinese wisdom so that they can rekindle Chinese traditional cultures and values across the world.