---------------------------------------------------- Internet Guide for China Studies Newsletter http://sun.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ignew.htm ---------------------------------------------------- 25 Jan 2001 (HL) New in IGCS - Fulltext Databases: The Sanzi Jing ¤T ¦r ¸g Ed./Corp.: Louis E. Smogor Jr., Depauw Univ., IN, USA URL: http://raptor.depauw.edu/sanzijing/ Language: English, Chinese. Self description: "The San Zi Jing (Three Character Classic), written in the 13th century, is not one of the traditional six Confucian classics, but rather is a distillation of the essentials of Confucian thought expressed in a way suitable for teaching young children. Until the latter part of this century, it served as a child's first bit of formal education at home. It is written in couplets of three characters (syllables) for easy memorization. One might call it a Confucian catechism." Description: This site provides the original Chinese text (as graphics) along side with a word by word and a meaningful translation into English (translations by L. Smogor). A very short introduction and a few links precede the text versions. Louis Smogor is Prof. of Mathematics at Depauw University, Indiana, USA. Resource suggested by Louis E. Smogor Jr., Depauw Univ., IN, USA. _______________________________________________________ With kind regards, Hanno Lecher ([log in to unmask]) INTERNET GUIDE FOR CHINA STUDIES -- editor http://www.sino.uni-heidelberg.de/igcs/ _______________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to: [log in to unmask] containing the following message: SIGNOFF IGCS-L