In the Qing Dynasty, there was an anthology of ancient texts, which has been handed down for more than 300 years and is still prosperous, and most of the ancient texts we want to memorize in middle school are included in it.
Or it can be said that modern secondary school textbooks are basically selected from this anthology.
This is the name is very domineering - "Ancient Literature GuanZhi".
This means that you only have to read my book, the best ancient texts written by the best authors of all dynasties and dynasties, and you have already read them. With such a big tone, we are also curious about which worldly master wrote it?
Regrettably, this book is not written by any famous literati, but only the masterpiece of two teaching craftsmen. The two teachers are still uncles and nephews.
Uncle Wu Chucai, real name is Wu Chengquan, the character Zi you, Chu Cai is his number. When I was a child, I was diligent and studious, especially when I was 16 years old, I suffered from a foot disease, and I lay down for several years, which was good, I couldn't do anything, I couldn't let go of the paper every day, and I lived a life of lying flat and reading wholeheartedly.
When he was well, he realized that his learning had made great progress, and his "skill" was strong, and he actually opened a museum at home to teach apprentices. However, even if he is so confident, he has to be discouraged in the face of reality.
Although Wu Chucai has taken the exam many times, he has failed many times and has been a teacher all his life as a talent.
At the age of 24, he climbed the tall branch of Wu Xingzuo, then the inspector of Fujian. Wu Xingzuo was Wu Chucai's clan uncle, and he still recognized Wu Chucai's talents and attached great importance to them, and in addition to the secretary of the public case, he also let Wu Chucai serve as his son's companion.
Wu Xingzuo was a major figure during the Kangxi Dynasty, and when Kangxi Ping San Francisco and Taiwan were acquired, Wu Xingzuo was one of the main generals. Three years later, Wu Xingzuo became the governor of Liangguang, and Wu Chucai also went to Guangzhou.
However, when Wu Xingzuo went to Naturalization City to serve as the deputy governor of the right-wing Han army, Wu Chucai did not follow. Because the naturalization city is in today's Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia, for Wu Chucai, who grew up in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, it is too far from home.
He decided to return to his hometown to concentrate on becoming a teacher. By that time he was almost at a loss for years.
At the age of 40, he and his nephew Wu Tiaohou wrote a best-selling book, "Ancient Literature and Guanzhi". This title, in today's view, is also a very selling title, which is highly respected by professional book editors.
His nephew is also a bookish and talented talent. Like Wu Chucai, he tried many times and his main experience in life was to teach with his uncle Wu Chucai in his hometown.
It took them only a year to compile the book. Of course, some people have to say, this book is all an article of the previous dynasty, is it necessary to spend such a long time?
In fact, this book is not just a selection of essays, but also has their comments and lecture notes in it. That is to say, from the very beginning, this book was a private school enlightenment textbook written by Wu Chucai.
In their perennial lectures, they have become more and more insightful about ancient Texts, and their lecture notes have become better and better, integrating the comments of famous artists of past generations, and many of their own insights, which can be described as a collection of masters.
Some people thought his handouts were really well written, and even copied them by hand. The rural teacher, after reading his lecture notes, felt that he did not need to look at anything else, and could "observe and stop".
This folk textbook is deeply loved by rural private school teachers, and everyone wants Wu Chucai and Wu Tiaohou to quickly publish this book, which will benefit young people and the general public to learn ancient Chinese.
Therefore, they selected the best of the usual lecture notes, compiled them into a book, and sent it to Wu Xingzuo, who was far away in Inner Mongolia, for review. After reading this book, Wu Xingzuo felt that it was of great benefit to those who were new to ancient texts, so he "read and counted", personally prefaced the book, and immediately arranged for printing and distribution.
As soon as the Ancient Literature GuanZhi was published, it became a bestseller. This book, creatively taking the times as the guideline and the author as the purpose, collects the author's works of various genres in one place, which is convenient to read and quick to view, so that readers can clearly understand and impress the history of prose before the Qing Dynasty.
The selected articles in the book are relatively short, easy to read, and popular, which are very popular with beginners. To learn ancient Chinese and improve the level of ancient Chinese, "Ancient Literature Guanzhi" is an excellent introductory textbook.
Its popularity, popularity and authority are difficult to shake, and it still has a huge impact, and it is the first choice of popular ancient texts for young people.
Modern literary scholar Lu Xun: "The influence on literature is the same as that of both (the Selected Works of Zhaoming and the Guanzhi of Ancient Literature).
When Ba Jin talked about his own creative path, he also repeatedly emphasized the importance of "Ancient Literature Guanzhi" for his literary enlightenment. At that time, Two of Ba Jin's private school teachers made him memorize the "Ancient Literature GuanZhi".
"Read more, read well, often can be memorized, you can slowly appreciate their benefits, you can slowly feel the tone of the article." Although I seemed to understand it at the time, I had more than two hundred articles in my head, and it was much easier to write articles than before...."
Ba Jin said with emotion: "These two hundred or so 'ancient texts' (the "Ancient Literature Guanzhi" contains more than two hundred ancient texts) can be said to be my true enlightenment teacher. My later creations were all related to this 'enlightenment teacher'. ”
In April 2020, "Ancient Literature and Literature" was also included in the "Textbook Development Center for the Basic Education Curriculum of the Ministry of Education for the first time to release a reading guidance catalog to primary and secondary school students nationwide".
The 19th year of the Republic of China lithographed engraving ancient literature guanzhi 6 volumes
In addition to the editions of the Qing Kangxi Dynasty, the Republic of China also published various new scholars to review the "Ancient Literature Guanzhi", the most famous of which is as many as 8 editions.
After the founding of New China, both the Zhonghua Bookstore in Beijing and the Yuelu Book Club successively had simplified chinese versions of "Ancient Literature Guanzhi". Nowadays, there are many online versions, and in general, choosing the Zhonghua Bookstore and Yuelu Book Club's version of "Ancient Literature Guanzhi" should be a good choice.