The Four Books (Siku) is an ancient method of classifying books. The "Sikuquanshu" of the Qing Dynasty is the most influential of this classification methods. It includes four parts of Classics and History. Sutras, including the 13 classics of Confucianism and their commentaries and other works that explain the sutras; primary school works (i.e. works on language and philology). Such as "The Book of Songs", "The Analects of Confucius", "Mencius", "Three Biography of the Spring and Autumn Period", "Shuowen Jiezi", etc. The History Department includes historical books other than "Spring and Autumn" and "Three Biography of Spring and Autumn", as well as geography and official works. Such as "Warring States Policy" and "Shui Jing Zhu". Zibu, in addition to the Analects of Confucius, Mencius, etc., the works of various philosophers and religious and scientific works. Such as "Han Feizi", "Mengxi Bi Tan" and "Compendium of Materia Medica". Collection, including poetry, prose, and other works other than "The Book of Songs" and so on. Such as "Chu Ci" and "Ouyang Wenzhong Collection".
The four treasures of the study: paper, pen, ink, and inkstone.
Talented in the four arts: piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.
The four styles of Chinese calligraphy are Zhen, Cao, Zhuan and Li.
Attachment: The evolution of Chinese character forms
Oracle bone inscriptions (Shang Dynasty) → Bronze inscriptions (Zhou Dynasty) → Xiaozhuan (Qin Dynasty) → Official script (Han Dynasty) → Regular script, cursive script, and running script (all started in the Han Dynasty)
In ancient times, the four ranks of brothers were Bo, Zhong, Shu, and Ji. ?
The Four Gentlemen of Traditional Chinese Painting: Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum. It means innocence and transcendence.
The four famous grottoes are Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Gansu, Yungang Grottoes in Datong, Shanxi, Longmen Grottoes in Luoyang, Henan, and Maijishan Grottoes in Tianshui, Gansu.
The four wonders of Huangshan are strange rocks, strange rocks, sea of ??clouds and hot springs.
The Four Wonders in Central Sichuan: Kuimen is the most majestic in the world, Jianmen is the most dangerous in the world, Emei is the most beautiful in the world, and Qingcheng is the most secluded in the world.
The four great assassins during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period: Zhuan Zhu, Nie Zheng, Yao Li, and Jing Ke.
The Four Young Masters of the Warring States Period: Lord Mengchang (Tian Wen) of Qi State, Lord Pingyuan (Zhao Sheng) of Zhao State, Lord Chunshen (Huang Xie) of Chu State, and Lord Xinling (Wuji) of Wei State. Also known as the "Four Kings".
The Four Beauties in Ancient Times: Xi Shi, Wang Qiang (Wang Zhaojun), Diao Chan, and Yang Yuhuan (Yang Guifei). They have the nicknames "Chen Yu", "Luo Yan", "Close the Moon" and "Shame Flower" respectively. ?
The Four Beauties of the Jia Mansion: Yuanchun, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun in "A Dream of Red Mansions".
The four great misers in foreign literary works are Grandet (see "Eugénie Grandet" by Balzac in France) and Abagong (see "The Miser" by Molière in France). "), Chichikov (see Russian Gogol's "Dead Souls"), Shylock (see British Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice").
Sikuquanshu The world-famous "Sikuquanshu" is the largest and most important series of books in ancient my country. It has many volumes and was written by Ji Yun (y¨n) and Lu Xixiong of the Qing Dynasty. It was compiled by more than 4,000 people. It was opened in the 37th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1772) and took 10 years to complete. It contains 3503 books, divided into 36257 volumes and 79337 volumes, with about 1 billion words. The book is composed of four parts, hence the name Siku. Wenjin Pavilion in Chengde Summer Resort; South 3 Pavilions: Wenzong Pavilion in Zhenjiang, Wenhui Pavilion in Yangzhou, and Wenlan Pavilion in Hangzhou. The Wenhui Pavilion and Wenzong Pavilion were destroyed by the war, and the Wenyuan Pavilion was burned by the British and French forces. Now in Taiwan. The remaining three volumes are now in separate collections: Wenjin's original collection is in the Beijing Library, Wensu's original collection is in the Liaoning Provincial Library, and was transferred to the Gansu Provincial Library in 1966. Today, the Wenlan edition is in the Zhejiang Provincial Library. The entire book is now available on microfilm, which not only protects the document but also increases its usage.
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The four major folk legends: The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, Meng Jiangnu looking for her husband, Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, White Snake and Xu Xian. ?
The four sources of idioms are myths and fables, historical stories, poetic sentences, and oral proverbs.
Four beauties: Xi Shi Huansha, Zhaojun leaving the fortress, Diao Chan worshiping the moon, and the imperial concubine drunk.
Four famous towns: Zhuxian Town in Henan, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, Foshan Town in Guangdong, and Hankou Town in Hubei.
The Four King Kong In "The Romance of the Gods", there are four heavenly kings fighting against Jiang Ziya. "Heavenly King" is also called "King Kong", which are the four images commonly seen in the Temple of Heavenly Kings in Buddhist temples: (1) The white heavenly king of the Eastern Kingdom, holding a pipa; (2) The green heavenly king of the southern growth country, holding a sword; (3) The western Guangdong The body of the King of Eyes is red, and his hand is wrapped with a green dragon; (4) The King of Heaven in the North is often seen in green, holding an umbrella in his right hand and a silver rat in his left hand. ?
The four ancient capitals are Luoyang in the east, Nanjing in the south, Xi'an in the west, and Beijing in the north. ?
The four famous Peking Opera actors are Mei Lanfang, Cheng Yanqiu, Xun Huisheng and Shang Xiaoyun.
The four major tunes of modern opera are Kunqiang, Gaoqiang, Bangziqiang and Pihuangqiang.
The four famous embroideries are Su embroidery, Shu embroidery, Hunan embroidery and Guangdong embroidery.
The four major cuisines are Sichuan cuisine, Shandong cuisine, Zhejiang cuisine, and Cantonese cuisine.
The four diagnostic terms of traditional Chinese medicine are counting, smelling, questioning, and palpation.
The four famous Buddhist mountains are Mount Emei in Sichuan, Mount Wutai in Shanxi, Mount Putuo in Zhejiang, and Mount Jiuhua in Anhui.
The four famous Taoist mountains are Wudang Mountain in Hubei, Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi, Qingcheng Mountain in Sichuan, and Qiyun Mountain in Anhui.
Collectively called: "Five Classics" refers to "The Book of Songs", "Shangshu", "Book of Rites", "Book of Changes", and "Spring and Autumn".
The "Six Classics" is also called the Six Arts, and "Yue" is added after the "Five Classics".
The "Four Books" refer to "The Analects", "Mencius", "The Great Learning" and "The Doctrine of the Mean".
Historical prose: "Zuo Zhuan", "Warring States Policy" and "Guoyu".
"Three Biography of Spring and Autumn Period", "Zuo Zhuan", "Gu Liang Biography" and "Gongyang Biography".
① "Three Caos". "Three Caos" are Cao Cao, Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, father and son of the Cao family. Cao Cao's "Guan Cang Hai", Cao Pi's "Hao Li Xing", Cao Zhi's "Famous Capital Pian", "White Horse Pian" and "Luo Shen Fu" are all famous.
②"Seven Sons of Jian'an". Kong Rong, Chen Lin, Wang Can, Xu Qian, Ruan Yu, Ying Yu, Liu Zhen
③"Seven Sages in the Bamboo Forest". Ruan Ji, Jikang, Shantao, Liu Ling, Wang Rong, Xiang Xiu, Liu Xian
"The Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty": The "Four Heroes of the Early Tang Dynasty" are Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin, and King Luo Bin.
The Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties are: Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Wang Anshi, Su Xun, Su Shi, and Zeng Gong.
The "Four Wonderful Books" of the Ming Dynasty. "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", "Journey to the West" and "Jin Ping Mei" are the four great wonders.