The Commentary on the Water Classic (Shui Jing Zhu)
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Students and researchers of historical geography
- Readers interested in ancient Chinese culture and geographical change
- Culture enthusiasts who enjoy in-depth travel informed by primary texts
- History and literature enthusiasts who wish to broaden their intellectual horizons
Not a good fit for
- Readers seeking light entertainment or novelistic plots
- Beginners who need a highly condensed or popularized interpretation
Reading tips
- Read alongside Tan Qixiang's Historical Atlas of China to establish a spatial and temporal framework
- It is not necessary to read straight through; choose chapters on particular rivers or regions for close reading according to interest
- Pay attention to how Li Daoyuan's literary style and Chen Qiaoyi's textual research and annotations complement each other
About the publisher
Zhonghua Book Company is a publisher known for collating ancient texts and academic publishing, with its output centered on Eastern philosophy, culture, classic works, art, and historical reading. Its library contains 532 titles, including Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms, Guo Qingfan's Collected Commentaries on Zhuangzi, the four-volume Chinese Literature: Four Great Classical Novels, and the two-volume Table of Seal and Clerical Script Forms from Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin. These titles span historical classics, commentaries on the philosophers, classical novels, and philological reference works. Representative authors include Chen Shou, Guo Qingfan, Wu Cheng'en, Shi Nai'an, Cao Xueqin, Luo Guanzhong, Xu Wenwu, and the Hanyu Dazidian character-form group, reflecting a focus on primary sources and scholarly editors. Its publishing character lies in combining authoritative editions and annotated texts with both accessible classics and specialized research. Public information on its fuller catalog is limited; this note describes only the directions evident in the library's holdings.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 前言
- 卷一
- 河水
- 卷二
- 河水
- 卷三
- 河水
- 卷四
- 河水
- 卷五
- 河水
- 卷六
- 汾水、浍水、涑水、文水、原公水、洞过水、晋水、湛水
- 卷七
- 济水
- 卷八
- 济水
- 卷九
- 清水、沁水、淇水、荡水、洹水
- 卷十
- 浊漳水、清漳水
- 卷十一
- 易水、滱水
- 卷十二
- 圣水、巨马水
- 卷十三
- lei水
- 卷十四
- 湿余水、沽河、鲍丘水、濡水、大辽水、小辽水、pei水
- 卷十五
- 洛水、伊水、瀍水、涧水
- 卷十六
- 穀水、甘水、漆水、浐水、沮水
- 卷十七
- 渭水
- 卷十八
- 渭水
- 卷十九
- 渭水
- 卷二十
- 漾水、丹水
- 卷二十一
- 汝水
- 卷二十二
- 颍水、洧水、潩水、潧水、渠
- 卷二十三
- 阴沟水、汳水、获水
- 卷二十四
- 睢水、瓠子河、汶水
- 卷二十五
- 泗水、沂水、洙水
- 卷二十六
- 沭水、巨洋水、淄水、汶水、潍水、胶水
- 卷二十七
- 沔水
- 卷二十八
- 沔水
- 卷二十九
- 沔水、潜水、湍水、均水、粉水、白水、比水
- 卷三十
- 淮水
- 卷三十一
- 滍水、淯水、yin水、灈水、qin水、wu水、涢水
- 卷三十二
- 漻水、蕲水、决水、沘水、泄水、肥水、施水、沮水、漳水、夏水、羌水、涪水、梓潼水、涔水
- 卷三十三
- 江水
- 卷三十四
- 江水
- 卷三十五
- 江水
- 卷三十六
- 青衣水、桓水、若水、沫水、延江水、存水、温水
- 卷三十七
- 淹水、叶榆河、夷水、油水、澧水、沅水、泿水
- 卷三十八
- 资水、涟水、湘水、漓水、溱水
- 卷三十九
- 洭水、深水、钟水、耒水、洣水、漉水、浏水、mai水、赣水、庐江水
- 卷四十
- 渐江水、斤江水、江以南至日南郡二十水、禹贡山水泽地所在
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About the author
Chen Qiaoyi is an author known for compiling and annotating classical Chinese geographical and literary texts, though public information about him is limited. Two of his works are included here, both centered on the Commentary on the Water Classic (Shui Jing Zhu) by Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei. One is the five-volume Shui Jing Zhu: Complete Text, Full Annotation, and Modern Translation in the Chinese Classics series, and the other is Shui Jing Zhu itself. These works belong to the categories of culture and classical literature, presenting the full text, annotations, and modern Chinese translation of this ancient work, which is valued for both its geographical and literary significance. Judging from their form, the approach emphasizes textual organization, glosses on characters and terms, and parallel translation, aiming to lower the barrier for ordinary readers and bring the original closer to them. Such work supports the contemporary transmission and teaching of the Shui Jing Zhu and offers enthusiasts of classical literature a relatively complete reading edition. No verifiable public information is available about Chen Qiaoyi's life, education, or positions.
Wang Dong was born in Beijing in 1948 and is a professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Philosophy at Peking University. He received his doctorate in philosophy in 1985. His research centers on Leninist philosophy, the innovation of Marxist philosophy, and theories of China's modernization. His representative works include A New Foundation for Marxist Studies, On Chinese Civilization, and Deng Xiaoping Theory and China Across the Centuries. Among the nineteen works held in the library, he also addresses topics such as sociological research methods, the collation of classical texts, Silk Road civilization, and the history of the Dunhuang peoples, as seen in On Method: Local Practice and Refinement of Sociological Investigation, the fully annotated and translated edition of the Commentary on the Water Classic, The History of Silk Road Civilization in Ten Antiquities, and A History of the Dunhuang Peoples, reflecting a writing scope that spans philosophy, history, and culture.
