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This page contains a summary of all the text files available on this Brooklyn College Core 9 Chinese Culture Web site.

In some cases the source of the text is given here. In other cases the document itself contains source information.

• Selections from the Analects, - topically arranged selections from the Confucian classic,
• The Analects, complete, taken from the Internet site at Virginia Tech
• The Great Learning, complete, taken from internet site at Virginia Tech
• The Doctrine of the Mean, complete, taken from internet site at Virginia Tech
• Selections from the Mencius
• Selections from the Xunzi
• The Mandate of Heaven, selections from the Shu Jing (The Classic of History) (c. 6th Century BCE), from James Legge, trans, The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism, in F. Max Mueller, ed., The Sacred Books of the East, 50 vols., (Oxford: Clarendon, 1879-1910), Vol 3. pp. 92-95, repr. in Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol 1, 2d. ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994), pp. 25-27
• Selections from The Writings of Han Fei (c. 230 BCE), from W.L. Liano, trans, The Complete Works of Han Fei Tzu, (London: Arthur Probsthain, 1939), pp. 40, 45-47 repr. in Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol 1, 2d. ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994), pp. 95-97
• Sima Qian:The Legalist Polices of the Qin, selection from The Records of the Grand Historian from Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang, Records of the Historian, (Hong Kong:Commercial Press, 1974), pp.170-72, 177-78 repr. in Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol 1, 2d. ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994), pp. 97-100

Daoist Texts

• Selection from the Dao De Jing
• The Dao De Jing Tao Te Ching, version 1, an Interpolation by Peter A. Merel (pete@extro.su.oz.au) based upon the translations of: Lin Yutang, Ch'u Ta-Kao, Gia-Fu Feng & Jane English, Richard Wilhelm and Aleister Crowley. complete, taken from internet site {checking reference}
• The Dao De Jing Tao Te Ching, Tao Te Ching, version 2, complete, taken from a version on the internet (checking ref.).
• The Dao De Jing Tao Te Ching, Tao Te Ching, version 3, complete, taken from a version by S. Mitchell.
• The Dao De Jing Tao Te Ching, Tao Te Ching, version 4, complete by Peter Merel, GNL Version.
• Selections from the Zhuangzi

Buddhist texts

• The Gospel of Buddha, This is a 19th century compilation from a variety of Buddhist texts by Paul Carus. It is modelled on the New Testament and was very widely read. It was even recommended by Ceylonese Buddhist leaders as a teaching tool for Buddhist children. This version originates from the Internet site at Virginia Tech
• The Word of Buddha, This compilation is, taken from internet site at Virginia Tech
• Buddha: First Sermon (c. 6th Century BCE), from T.W. Rhys Davids and Herman Oldenberg, trans, Vinyaya Texts, in F. Max Mueller, ed., The Sacred Books of the East, 50 vols., (Oxford: Clarendon, 1879-1910), Vol 13. pp. 94-97, 100-102 repr. in Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol 1, 2d. ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994), pp. 72-74
• The Teaching of Buddha, an early sermon
• the Dhammapada, an early Buddhist scripture.
• Buddha's Sermon on "No-Self" or in HTML
• The Heart Sutra
• Extract from the Lotus Sutra on the Nature of the Buddha, from Edward Conze, ed., Buddhist Texts through the Ages, (New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1964), pp 142-143, repr in Albert M. Craig, et al, The Heritage of World Civilizations, 2d ed., (New York: Macmillan, 1990), p. 310
• Extract from the Lotus Sutra on faith
• the Legend of Miao-shan
• Chinese Doctrinal Buddhism, a modern essay on the nature of Chinese Buddhism.
• Tricycle Magazine Guide to Basics of Buddhism
• Opposition to Buddhism: Han Yu: Memorial on Buddhism (819 CE), from Edwin O. Reischauer, Ennin's Travels in T'ang China, (New York: Ronald Press, 1955), pp. 221-24 repr. in Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol 1, 2d. ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994), pp. 187-190
• In Defense of Buddhism: The Disposition of Error (c. 5th Century CE) from Paul Thomas Welty, The Asians: Their Heritage and Their Destiny, (New York: HarperCollins, 1953, 1976), repr. in Kevin Reilly, Readings in World Civilizations, Vol 1, 2d. ed., (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994), pp. 165-170

Other Original Chinese Texts in Translation

• The Yi Jing I Ching, This contains just the core text [sometimes called the Zhou Yi Chou I, without the 7 [or ten] "wings"].
• Selection of Chinese Poetry
• Fu Xuan: Poem on Woman (c, 3rd, Century CE), from Arthur Waley, Chinese Poems, (New York: 1946), pp 84-85, repr in Albert M. Craig, et al, The Heritage of World Civilizations, 2d ed., (New York: Macmillan, 1990), p. 217
• The Art of War. This is just the basic text, slightly abbreviated of Sun Zi's,Sun T'zu's The Art of War
• The Art of War. Another version of Sun Zi's,Sun T'zu's The Art of War
• Ban Zhao Pan Chao: Lessons for A Woman:The Views of A Female Confucian (c. 80 CE), from Nancy Lee Swann, trans, Pan Chao: Foremost Woman Scholar of China, (New York: Century Co., 1932), pp. 82-90 repr. in Alfred J. Andrea and James H. Overfield, The Human Record: Sources of Global History, Vol 1, 2d. ed., (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1994), pp. 148-53
• Sima Qian: Extracts from Records of the Grand Historian, two biographies.
• Faxian: Account of the Buddhistic Kingdoms. A Chinese traveler's account of the Buddhist kingdoms.
• Chinese Food - Two Texts, "A Spanish Diplomat Visits China" from J.H. Parry, ed., The European Reconnaissance, (New York: Harper & Row, 1968), as excerpted in William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Speigelvogel, World History, (Mineapolis/St. Paul: West, 1994), p. 662; and "Using Chopsticks" an extract from Cao Xueqin, The Dream of the Red Chamber, from Liu Wu-chi, An Introduction to Chinese Literature, (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1966), as excerpted in Duiker and Speigelvogel, p 665
• The Homosexual Tradition in China: Selections from Chinese Homosexual Literature, from Brett Hinsch, Passions of the Cut Sleeve: The Male Homosexual Tradition in China, (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press,1990)
• The Hai-lu, a Chinese traveler's account of the West in the 18th century.
• Letter of Commissioner Lin to Queen Victoria, a Letter by the Chinese official whose efforts to abolish British drug running led to the disasterous Opium War.
• Sun Yat-sen: Fundamentals of National Reconstruction (1923 CE), from Sun Yat-sen, Fundamentals of National Reconstruction, (Taipei: China Cultura; Service, 1953), pp. 76-83, as excerpted in Mark A. Kishlansky, Sources of World History, Vol 2 (New York: HarperCollins, 1995), p. 281-285
• Luxun Lu Hsun: Two Selections from His Writing
• Modern Marriage in China - Two Texts, from China Youth Daily, "The Correct Viewpoint Towards Marriage" from F. Schurmann and O. Schnell. eds., Communist China, (New York: Random House, 1966, 1967) as excerpted in William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Speigelvogel, World History, (Minneapolis/St. Paul: West, 1994), p. 1115; and Tani E. Barlow and Donald M. Lowe, Teaching China's Lost Generations, (San Francisco: China Books, 1987),as excerpted in Duiker and Speigelvogel, , p. 1118

Other Sources for the Study of Chinese Culture

• Andrew L. March, "Myth of Asia", in The Idea of China, (New York: Preager, 1974), 23-43, 61-67
• Marco Polo, Selection from The Travels of Marco Polo
• Matteo Ricci, The Art of Printing, from The Diary of Matthew Ricci, as excerpted in William J. Duiker and Jackson J. Speigelvogel, World History, (Minneapolis/St. Paul: West, 1994), p. 652
• Matteo Ricci, Selection from his Journals (1583-1610 CE), from The Diary of Matthew Ricci, in Matthew Ricci, China in the Sixteenth Century, trans Louis Gallagher, (New York: Random House, 1942, 1970), as excerpted in Mark A. Kishlansky, Sources of World History, Vol 1, (New York: HarperCollins, 1995), p. 269-273
• Paul Kennedy, The Rise and Fall of Great Powers, (New York: Random House, 1987), pp. 3-30 excerpts 
• Lynda Shaffer, China, Technology and Change, World History Bulletin, 4:1
• Recent American Press Worries about Chinese Power
• Four Recent Press Reports on Gay Life in China
• Women in China: Press Reports
• Tom Hilditch, A Holocaust of Girls, from the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), repr. in World Press Review, September 1995, p. 39
• NY Times Report on Recent UN Women's Conference
• Mary M. Anderson, Hidden Power: The Palace Eunuchs of Imperial China, (Buffalo NY: Prometheus, 1990), 15-18, 307-11
• Death of China's Last Eunuch, New York Times, December 1996, 

• Basic Facts about Modern China Compiled from From Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Dynastic History Compiled from From Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Overview of early Chinese history by Robert Crawley
• Chinese Religions Compiled from From Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Literature Compiled from From Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Arts Compiled from From Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Ethnic Groups Compiled from From Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995)
• Chinese Language and Pronunication Compiled from From Compton's Living Encyclopedia on America Online (August 1995). This also contains a list of Pinyin/Wade-Giles equivalencies.
• Chinese Language and "Alphabet" compiled from: David Crystal, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987)
• Table of Pinyin/Wade-Giles Equivalencies
• Chinese Logographic Writing compiled from: David Crystal, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language, (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987)

• Chronology of Chinese History - Three separate chronologies based on 1. dynasties, 2. governmental forms, 3. economic life.
• Extended Annotated Bibliography of Chinese Studies, a goo place to begin research for term papers.
• Bibliography in plaintext form
• Stylesheet for Humanities Papers
• Advice on How to Write a Paper
• Advice on How to Access the World Wide Web
• Discussion of the Nature of "Culture"
• Exercise on Exploring Chinese Art at the Metropolitan Museum
• Exercise on the Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman
• Copyright and Fair Use Statement

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