{"product_id":"traditional-chinese-children-s-primers","title":"Traditional Chinese Children’s Primers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraditional Chinese Children’s Primers: A Sourcebook\u003c\/i\u003e is the first anthology of traditional Chinese children’s textbooks in a European language. This selection of eleven primers, spanning over two thousand years of Chinese education history, remains well-known in East Asia and the global diaspora of Confucian-heritage cultures. These texts represent an important genre of children’s literature and education materials that were employed to teach basic vocabulary, develop cultural literacy, and start students on their journey toward greater fortunes in the imperial examinations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sourcebook covers texts from the second-century BCE to the late twentieth-century, and a range of subject areas, including etiquette instruction, literacy training, character education, and Confucian and Daoist thought. The \u003ci\u003eClassic of Family Reverence\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eXiaojing\u003c\/i\u003e), for example, opens a window onto early Confucian thought in ancient China, while the \u003ci\u003eExtended Wise Sayings\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eZengguang xian wen\u003c\/i\u003e) represents the eclectic worldviews and beliefs of the seventeenth century, and \u003ci\u003eLord Wenchang’s Essay on Quiet Merits\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eWenchang dijun yinzhi wen\u003c\/i\u003e) introduces readers to the tradition of popular morality books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis first-of-a-kind sourcebook in English addresses a long-standing gap in the translation of primers and provides impetus for research in the development of character and virtues, comparative literature, and cross-cultural education studies. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michigan Publishing Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55283466895704,"sku":"9781643150918","price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781643150918_219900ab-842d-4edd-a5e6-7f3b13ce0c11.jpg?v=1777962652","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/traditional-chinese-children-s-primers","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}