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Texts may include shi (史, 'histories') zi (子 'master texts'), philosophical treatises usually associated with an individual and later systematized into schools of thought but also including works on agriculture, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, divination, art criticism, and other miscellaneous writings) and ji (集 'literary works') as ...
[citation needed] The same word shi later became a generic term for poetry. [1] In English, lacking an exact equivalent for the Chinese, the translation of the word shi in this regard is generally as "poem", "song", or "ode". Before its elevation as a canonical classic, the Classic of Poetry (Shi jing) was known as the Three Hundred Songs or ...
2007–: 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Politburo Standing Committee 2007–: 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th Politburo 2007–2012: Secretary (first-ranked), 17th Central Secretariat ...
The Three Character Classic (Chinese: 三字经, 三字經), commonly known as San Zi Jing, [1] also translated as Trimetric Classic, [2] is one of the Chinese classic texts. It was probably written in the 13th century and is mainly attributed to Wang Yinglin (王應麟, 1223–1296) during the Song dynasty .
They are also known as jing, qi, and shen (Chinese: 精氣神; pinyin: jīng-qì-shén; Wade–Giles: ching ch'i shen; "essence, breath, and spirit"). The French sinologist Despeux summarizes: Jing , qi , and shen are three of the main notions shared by Taoism and Chinese culture alike.
Wang Feng (Tian Ji Star) Liu Jin (Tian Quan Star) Wang Chu (Tian Heng Star) Peng Jiuyuan (Tian Xiang Star) Li Sanyi (Tian Ji Star) The Five Elements Water Virtue Stars of the Northern Dipper [note 5] The Water Virtue Star: Lu Xiong (Leader of the four righteous gods of the water department) The Water Leopard of the Ji constellation: Yang Zhen
Modern statue of Shang Yang. Little is known about Shi Jiao or Shizi "Master Shi" except for references to his eponymous text. He was probably from the Warring States period state of Jin (modern Shanxi), and employed by the Legalist statesman Shang Yang (390–338 BCE), the chief minister of Qin (modern Shanxi) for Duke Xiao.
The Records of the Three Kingdoms is a Chinese official history written by Chen Shou in the late 3rd century CE, covering the end of the Han dynasty (c. 184 – 220 CE) and the subsequent Three Kingdoms period (220–280 CE).