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This translation by Sabine Wilms is a simple e-publication of one of the central texts in the Confucian tradition of China, a bedrock of the Chinese educational system and social organization, and one of the so-called "Thirteen Classics" that became the basis for the Civil Service Examination from the Song dynasty on. It is treated with the deepest respect in the Wang Fengyi system of Five-Element healing.
The present e-publication contains the following features:
a critical edition of the Chinese source text
a literal English translation
"translation notes" on key terms and expressions, alternative ways of reading a line or phrase, quotations from historical commentators like Zhu Xi, and similar information to guide the reader
a clear line-by-line organization that allows the reader to easily compare the English to the Chinese source
punctuation to guide the reader in understanding the Chinese grammar.
The text is broken up into chapters in accordance with the way in which it has been organized throughout Chinese history:
Opening up to One's Ancestors and Illuminating Righteous Conduct
The Son of Heaven
The Feudal Lords
The Ministers and High Officials
The Lower Officials
The Commoners
The Three Great Powers
Governing with Xiao
Government of the Sages
Sorting Out Actions of Xiao
The Five Punishments
Expounding the Crucial Dao
Expounding Consummate De (Virtue)
Expounding "Elevating One's Nature"
Remonstrance and Frank Criticism
Resonance
Serving One's Lord
Mourning One's Family Elders
