This is a compilation of common knowledge about ancient culture, suitable for readers with high school education and above, especially for senior high school students and readers who like to understand traditional Chinese cultural knowledge. Ancient cultural knowledge is part of traditional Chinese culture. It has many categories and involves all aspects of social life. It is highly professional and has a certain academic nature. It is also one of the continuous examination questions in the college entrance examination since 2014. It covers a wide range of topics and has become a difficult threshold for high school students to overcome. Moreover, such books are either too technical and difficult to understand, or they list concepts and appear simple. Based on the style of "Ancient Chinese" majoring in Chinese language and literature in colleges and universities, the editor refers to other authoritative works of the same type, and adds many examples from his daily reading of ancient books and teaching textbooks based on his own understanding, and compiles this book that explains concepts, expands, extends and analyzes appropriately.
The book is divided into eight aspects, including titles, calendars, official positions, geography, imperial examination education, books, music, currency, etiquette, and food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Each piece of content follows several items. Some nouns and terms that are difficult to classify are listed separately as "other nouns (names)" after each piece of content. In order to facilitate students to understand the content of the Chinese and Cultural General Knowledge Examination of the College Entrance Examination, the past college entrance examination questions are appended at the end of the book.
