"Zeng Guang Xian Wen" Publisher: Zhonghua Book Company Translator: Li Chongfeng

The original name of "Zengguang Xianwen" was "Xishi Xianwen", also known as "Gujin Xianwen". The title of the book was first seen in Tang Xianzu's opera "Peony Pavilion" during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty. Since the late Qing Dynasty, this book has been popular all over the country and has a great influence. The sentences in "Zengguang Xianwen" are very insightful, the language is simple, the meaning is profound, and it is easy to understand; in terms of form, most of them are opposite, the rhyme is harmonious, and it is catchy. Once recited, it will be unforgettable for a long time. The content of "Zengguang Xianwen" is quite extensive, involving many aspects such as establishing oneself and fate, dealing with people, etiquette and morality, folk allusions, astronomy and geography, and natural laws. It embodies a variety of thoughts such as Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, and contains rich life wisdom. There are many sentences in this book that reflect the ancients' sense of crisis in peace, the survival wisdom of knowing how to stop, and the dialectical thinking method of things turning into the opposite extreme, which are also effective for us today.

Most of the contents of Zeng Guang Xian Wen come directly from pre-Qin classics, speeches of various philosophers, notes and novels, poems, lyrics, and fu, etc. It draws on the strengths of many others and contains a collection of famous quotes. As a summary of the precious life experience of the ancients, Zeng Guang Xian Wen has multiple functions such as value guidance, method guidance, and motivation stimulation, which can give people the positive life force of China's excellent traditional culture. Therefore, this book is regarded as a golden precept for dealing with the world and a guide for being a person. At the same time, many sentences in Zeng Guang Xian Wen face the complexity of worldly affairs and the weaknesses of human nature. Its profound insight into human nature, its cold observation of the world, and its exposure and criticism of many problems such as official corruption are very sharp. This is also the profoundness of this book.

This book is meticulously divided into sections and has precise comments. The three complete editions of "Zeng Guang Xian Wen" are divided into 318 sections, each of which is annotated, translated and commented on. The annotations mainly explore the sources of these aphorisms, which helps readers better understand the original text in its original context. The comments first summarize the main idea of ​​the original text in one sentence, then expand the meaning of the original text with precise examples, and at the same time interpret the original text at multiple levels from both positive and negative aspects, so as to inspire readers to understand the original text dialectically. These are not available in similar books on the market.