Translation and Annotation of Gu Wen Guan Zhi (Set of Volumes 1 and 2)

"Gu Wen Guan Zhi" was compiled and selected by Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohou in the Qing Dynasty. It was a literary reading book for schools and was compiled during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is also an introductory book to ancient prose. "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" was compiled in the 33rd year of Kangxi's reign (1694). It consists of twelve volumes, arranged in order from ancient times to the present, with the era as the warp and the writers as the weft. It selects 222 masterpieces from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States to the late Ming Dynasty over three thousand years. In terms of material selection, this book starts with Zuo Zhuan and Guoyu, and ends with Liu Bowen and Gui Youguang. It comprehensively reflects the changes in ancient Chinese literature from the Zhou and Qin Dynasties to the Ming Dynasty for thousands of years. Art, etc., Can be regarded as an encyclopedia of traditional Chinese culture; in terms of subject matter and style, the book not only selects historical biographies and essays, but also notes on experiences, landscape travel notes, essays and other practical essays. It also compiles a small number of well-known parallel prose and rhymes that have been recited through the ages. This book is a fully annotated and fully translated version, with detailed and accurate annotations, smooth, natural and easy-to-understand translation, providing a shortcut for readers to appreciate the essence of ancient Chinese literature.