• Seeing Luo Zhanglong Off to Japan [Mao’s Poems]

    – By Mao Zedong, April 1918 Clouds part over Heng Yue, long gloom at last dispelled,Among Tianma and Phoenix Peaks spring trees unfold.

  • Mao Zedong’s poems

    Mao Zedong left behind dozens of poems throughout his life. Starting with the revelation of his poem The Long March by renowned American journalist Edgar Snow in Red Star Over China, 39 of his poems were published one after another with his approval during his lifetime. In 1996, the Party Literature Research Office of…

  • Selected Works of Mao

    Selected Works of Mao Zedong (commonly abbreviated as Mao Zedong Xuanji, Selected Works of Mao or simply Selected Works) is the definitive collection of the most important writings, speeches, and directives by Mao Zedong (1893–1976), the founding leader of the People’s Republic of China and the primary theorist behind Mao Zedong Thought. As a…

  • Zizhi Tongjian

    Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government) is a monumental chronological universal history of China, compiled under the leadership of Sima Guang (1019–1086), a prominent statesman and scholar of the Northern Song dynasty. The main text comprises 294 scrolls, supplemented by two auxiliary works: Kaoyi (Textual Criticism and Discrepancies) and Rilu (Daily Records),…

  • The Art of War

    The Art of War is a foundational treatise on military strategy, traditionally attributed to Sun Wu (commonly known as Sun Tzu), a general and strategist of the late Spring and Autumn period (c. 6th–5th century BCE). Recognized as the world’s oldest extant work on military theory, it holds a place of unparalleled significance in…

  • Mohism

    Mohism was one of the major philosophical schools of the pre-Qin period in ancient China. It was founded by Mozi (personal name Di, also romanized as Mo Di).