Preface .................................................................................................. 1
Volume 1..................................................................................................................................................3
The Great Educational Principles of Ancient Chinese Sage ...................................................................... 3
The Primacy of Moral Education in Ancient Teaching ............................................................................ 10
Fuxi.................................................................................................................................................................15
Shen Nong ......................................................................................................................................................20
The Yellow Emperor .....................................................................................................................................25
The Five Teachings....................................................................................................................................... 31
The Education of Classical Music ...............................................................................................................36
Pu as an Educational Punishment.............................................................................................................. 41
An Overview of the Yu-Xia Civilization.....................................................................................................45
The Education of the Xia and Yin Dynasties............................................................................................. 51
On the Meanings of "Firm Overcoming" and "Gentle Overcoming" in Hongfan (The Great Plan). 58
On the Meaning of Education in the Book of Documents: Charge to Yue ...............................................61
Volume 2............................................................................................. 66
The Zhou Dynasty as a Feudal Era and an Age of Written Records...................................................... 66
Zhou Education: Integrating Physical, Moral, and Intellectual Development......................................74
The Purpose of Education in the Zhou Dynasty Lies in Valuing Martial Arts, Yet Its Teaching
Method Conceals Martial Skills and Emphasizes Literature .................................................................. 79
The Education System ..................................................................................................................................88
Volume 3........................................................................................... 103
Physical Education..................................................................................................................................... 103
Moral Education......................................................................................................................................... 107
The Utmost Importance of Setting an Example in Moral Education................................................... 127
Adulthood.................................................................................................................................................... 137
Intellectual Education................................................................................................................................ 143
Intellectual Education Places Greatest Emphasis on Historical Studies.............................................. 152
Volume 4........................................................................................... 162
Science Is Governed by Officials and Academics....................................................................................162
The Study of Yin-Yang Transformation................................................................................................... 167
Rites and Music ...........................................................................................................................................184
Military Education..................................................................................................................................... 193
Education in the States during the Spring and Autumn Period............................................................202
Volume 5........................................................................................... 216
The Ming Tang (Hall of Distinction) and Taixue System....................................................................... 216
Heavenly Mandate and the Way of Nature ..............................................................................................223
The Way of Deities-based Education........................................................................................................ 232
The Teaching of Confucius........................................................................................................................ 242
Confucius..................................................................................................................................................... 249
Confucius' Teaching Methods................................................................................................................... 256
The Six Arts................................................................................................................................................. 264
Four Categories...........................................................................................................................................272
Volume 1..................................................................................................................................................3
The Great Educational Principles of Ancient Chinese Sage ...................................................................... 3
The Primacy of Moral Education in Ancient Teaching ............................................................................ 10
Fuxi.................................................................................................................................................................15
Shen Nong ......................................................................................................................................................20
The Yellow Emperor .....................................................................................................................................25
The Five Teachings....................................................................................................................................... 31
The Education of Classical Music ...............................................................................................................36
Pu as an Educational Punishment.............................................................................................................. 41
An Overview of the Yu-Xia Civilization.....................................................................................................45
The Education of the Xia and Yin Dynasties............................................................................................. 51
On the Meanings of "Firm Overcoming" and "Gentle Overcoming" in Hongfan (The Great Plan). 58
On the Meaning of Education in the Book of Documents: Charge to Yue ...............................................61
Volume 2............................................................................................. 66
The Zhou Dynasty as a Feudal Era and an Age of Written Records...................................................... 66
Zhou Education: Integrating Physical, Moral, and Intellectual Development......................................74
The Purpose of Education in the Zhou Dynasty Lies in Valuing Martial Arts, Yet Its Teaching
Method Conceals Martial Skills and Emphasizes Literature .................................................................. 79
The Education System ..................................................................................................................................88
Volume 3........................................................................................... 103
Physical Education..................................................................................................................................... 103
Moral Education......................................................................................................................................... 107
The Utmost Importance of Setting an Example in Moral Education................................................... 127
Adulthood.................................................................................................................................................... 137
Intellectual Education................................................................................................................................ 143
Intellectual Education Places Greatest Emphasis on Historical Studies.............................................. 152
Volume 4........................................................................................... 162
Science Is Governed by Officials and Academics....................................................................................162
The Study of Yin-Yang Transformation................................................................................................... 167
Rites and Music ...........................................................................................................................................184
Military Education..................................................................................................................................... 193
Education in the States during the Spring and Autumn Period............................................................202
Volume 5........................................................................................... 216
The Ming Tang (Hall of Distinction) and Taixue System....................................................................... 216
Heavenly Mandate and the Way of Nature ..............................................................................................223
The Way of Deities-based Education........................................................................................................ 232
The Teaching of Confucius........................................................................................................................ 242
Confucius..................................................................................................................................................... 249
Confucius' Teaching Methods................................................................................................................... 256
The Six Arts................................................................................................................................................. 264
Four Categories...........................................................................................................................................272
Jing Ning ( 宁 静 ), Associate Professor, Ph.D., serves as the head of the provincially premier
undergraduate program in Medical English Interpretation and the supervisor for master's students. Over the
past five years, Prof. Ning has spearheaded and contributed to over ten educational and scientific research
projects at the national, provincial, and industrial levels. Prof. Ning's scholarly publications, both as first
and corresponding author, have been indexed by prestigious databases such as AHCI & SSCI, CSSCI, PKU Core journals, EI, and have garnered attention in influential newspapers and magazines. In addition to academic pursuits, Prof. Ning has had the distinguished honor of serving as a
conference interpreter at the EU headquarters and the United Nations Office at Geneva. Prof. Ning has also
provided interpretation services for medical conferences, including the 2nd Sino-Australia Global Health
and Tropical Medicine Symposium, the International Symposium on Thalassemia and Prevention of Birth
Defects, and the 4th APASL Special Conference on Hepatitis B Virus, etc. Prof. Ning's editorial and translation works include the Establishment of a Quality Clinical Research
Protection System and the Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia. Furthermore, Prof. Ning co-authored the national textbook Writing Tutorial for the Standardized Foreign
Language Examination for Medical Doctoral Candidates. With respect to professional affiliations, Prof. Ning currently holds several prominent positions:
Council Member of the Medical Language and Translation Professional Committee of the China
Association for Comparative Studies of English and Chinese; Expert Member of the Translators
Association of China; Council Member of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Translation and International
Dissemination Professional Committee of the China Association for the Promotion of Traditional Chinese
Medicine Research; and Council Member of the 8th Council of the Guangdong Translators Association.