Contributions

Ma Yifu - 19th Century Chinese philosopher, listed among the "three Sages of New Confucianism".
Dong Yuhui - Contemporary Internet celebrity, live streamer, advocate for culture awareness and reading.
Li Xueqin (comedian) - Contemporary Internet celebrity turned actress and comedian.
Su Shi - Song dynasty poet, literati, beloved cultural icon through the centuries.
Yan Jidao - Song dynasty poet, master of romance-themed short songs (xiaoling).
Meng Haoran - Landscape poet, hermit, Li Bai's idol, Wang Wei's good friend and poetry buddy.
Fu Peirong - Contemporary Taiwanese scholar and philosopher, dedicated to introduce classical Chinese studies to the popular audience.
Xiang Yuanbian - prominent Ming dynasty collector and connoisseur of paintings and calligraphies.

Dream Memories of Tao’an - Short essay collection on late Ming dynasty art, culture, folklore, opera, lifestyle, etc.
Poems of a Thousand Masters - Chinese poetry anthology widely used as a beginner's textbook throughout imperial eras.
The Moon over the River on a Spring Night - A Tang poetry praised as "the peak of peaks" by Wen Yiduo.
Famous Paintings through the Ages - The first comprehensive art history on Chinese paintings.
Thousand Character Classic in Cursive Script by Zhao Ji: distinguished calligraphy work by Emperor Huizong of Song, a successful artist and a failed ruler.

Handbook

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Chan, Wing-Tsit, ed. (1969). A source book in Chinese philosophy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univ. Press. p. 17. ISBN 0-691-07137-3.
Feng Youlan (1952). A History of Chinese Philosophy, Vol.1 The Period of the Philosophers. George Allen & Unwin Ltd. pp. 47–49. ISBN 978-0-691-02021-1.

Chang, Kang-i Sun; Owen, Stephen (2010). The Cambridge history of Chinese literature. Cambridge: Cambridge university press. ISBN 978-0-521-11677-0. ^: 187

Mair, Victor H. (2001). The Columbia history of Chinese literature. New York: Columbia University press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-231-10984-0.

Ning, Jiayu; Li, Ruishan (2003). Luo, Zongqiang; Chen, Hong (eds.). 中国古代文学发展史 (Zhongguo gu dai wen xue fa zhan shi) (Di 1 ban ed.). Tianjin: Nan kai da xue chubanshe. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-7-310-01915-1.

Owen, Stephen (1996). An anthology of Chinese literature: beginnings to 1911. New York London: W. W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-97106-4.

Zhang, Peiheng; Luo, Yuming, eds. (1996). 中国文学史 (Zhongguo wen xue shi) [History of Chinese Literature] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Fu dan da xue chubanshe. pp. 305–306. ISBN 978-7-309-01489-1.

Wen, Yiduo (1941). 唐诗杂论 (Tang Shi Za Lun) [Discussions on Tang Poetry] (in Chinese). Shanxiguji Chubanshe (published 2001). pp. 15–16. ISBN 9787805984667.

Zhang, Longxi (2022). A History of Chinese Literature. London: Routledge. pp. 217–218. ISBN 978-1-003-16417-3.

Chen, Jack W.; Detwyler, Anatoly (2021). Literary information in China:a history. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 9780231551373.

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