The Chinese Classics

This complete edition of The Book of Documents (Shangshu) features both English and Chinese side-by-side for easy reference and bilingual support. The sections are linked and organized for easy reading.

The Book of Documents or Classic of History, also known as the Shangshu, is one of the Five Classics of ancient Chinese literature. It is a collection of rhetorical prose attributed to figures of ancient China, and served as the foundation of Chinese political philosophy for over 2,000 years. The chapters are grouped into four sections representing different eras: the semi-mythical reign of Yu the Great, and the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. The Zhou section accounts for over half the text.

This edition also includes a Classical Chinese Quick Study Guide, with an added study reference for the 100 most frequent classical Chinese characters.

《尚书》是儒家經書之一，是一部先秦文獻彙編，內容以上古及夏、商、西周君臣講話記錄為主。從漢武帝設立五經博士開始，其經書地位從未動搖。《尚書》的成書、整理、流傳過程極為複雜，歷史上出現過多個書寫字體、篇卷構成、具體內容不同的版本；部份曾經由帝王朝廷組織學者整理、校勘，頒佈“定本”。今本的主體部份至遲出現于東晉；其部份篇目內容的來源可靠性從南宋開始遭受懷疑。清初，這些篇目在主流學術界被定作“偽書”，甚至排除出《尚書》之外。近十多年來，隨著出土文獻研究的發展，對今本的定位開始得到反思。

Table of Contents:

虞書 - Yu Shu

堯典 - Canon of Yao

舜典 - Canon of Shun

大禹謨 - Counsels of the Great Yu

皋陶謨 - Counsels of Gao-yao

益稷 - Yi and Ji

夏書 - Xia Shu

禹貢 - Tribute of Yu

甘誓 - Speech at Gan

五子之歌 - Songs of the Five Sons

胤征 - Punitive Expedition of Yin

商書 - Shang Shu

湯誓 - Speech of Tang

仲虺之誥 - Announcement of Zhong-hui

湯誥 - Announcement of Tang

伊訓 - Instructions of Yi

太甲上 - Tai Jia I

太甲中 - Tai Jia II

太甲下 - Tai Jia III

咸有一德 - Common Possession of Pure Virtue

盤庚上 - Pan Geng