The Announcement of Tang
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Editor's review
Who it's for
A good fit for
- General readers interested in the Book of Documents and pre-Qin texts
- Students of ancient Chinese history who need to understand the sources of historical materials
- Readers who want to learn methods of textual authentication through a specific chapter
- Teachers and editors engaged in popularizing traditional culture
Not a good fit for
- Readers hoping to read a complete original Shang dynasty proclamation
- Beginners lacking basic competence in reading classical Chinese
- Casual readers interested only in narrative history
Reading tips
- Read through the chapter first, then compare it with the relevant passages in the Annals of Yin in the Records of the Grand Historian, marking similarities and differences between the two texts.
- While reading, note the criteria for distinguishing the forged Old Text from the genuine Old Text, forming your own authentication notes.
- Read alongside relevant chapters in a history of Documents scholarship or an introduction to textual scholarship to understand the chapter's background.
About the publisher
Bashu Publishing House is a publisher centered on collating and publishing classical Chinese cultural texts, with its main publishing areas covering classical literature, Eastern philosophy, ancient poetry, and educational classics. Its library currently holds 1,075 titles, including representative works such as Dream of the Red Chamber, the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Gathering, Renjian Cihua, and Out to the Frontier, involving authors such as Cao Xueqin, Wang Xizhi, Wang Guowei, Wang Changling, Liu Xie, and Yan Yu. These reflect the publisher's focus on literary classics, poetry criticism, and philosophical readings. Its publishing character lies in working around ancient texts and canonical works, with attention to textual collation and presentation. Public information on its more detailed publishing background and series plans is limited; this introduction is based only on the library's book information.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 商书·汤诰第三
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About the author
Anonymous is not a real personal name but a general Chinese designation for authors whose names are unknown, lost, or unsigned. Neither nationality nor dates of birth and death can be verified, and available public information is limited, so the works attributed to this name are the only basis for description. The collection holds 2,078 works under Anonymous, spanning medicine, classics, historical readings, ancient poetry, classical literature, and philosophy. Representative works include The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon: Lingshu, Mencius, The Book of Documents, Nineteen Old Poems, Complete Song Ci, and The Peacock Flies Southeast. Most of these works took shape through long transmission and editing, emerging either from collective folk creation or from authors whose names were lost over time. In ancient China, the Book of Songs, the Great Learning, and many popular storybooks and plays were signed Anonymous because their authors could not be traced. Anonymous works cross the classics, histories, philosophical writings, medical texts, and poetry; their subjects are broad, and their styles vary from archaic simplicity to clear naturalness, making them important and influential sources for understanding ancient Chinese thought, medicine, and literature.
