The Chinese Classics

This book is a translation and exposition of the first part of the Shev-King or the Books of Tang, which forms one of the Chinese classics. Legge has provided exhaustive critical and exegetical notes, along with prolegomena and indexes that make this work an indispensable resource for scholars interested in the history and philosophy of ancient China.
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