Since the Han Dynasty, Confucianism has established its position as the first school in China.
Therefore, Confucianism is a very important part of Chinese studies.
In fact, China itself is a strange country.
Encyclopedia defines Chinese studies as follows
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Sinology is an inherent knowledge of a country. Traditional Chinese studies and literary mathematics have different meanings, which are not Chinese studies or the study of governing the country. Generally speaking, Sinology refers to the traditional culture and scholarship of China with Confucianism as the main body. Sinology is the traditional culture and knowledge of China, including medicine, drama, calligraphy and painting, astrology, mathematics and so on. Chinese studies should be divided into philosophy, history, religion, literature, customs, textual research, ethics, edition and so on. , with Confucian philosophy as the mainstream; In terms of ideological system, it should be divided into three schools: pre-Qin philosophers, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. As far as Sikuquanshu is concerned, Chinese studies should be divided into four parts, namely classics, history, scholars and books collection. As far as the lectures on Chinese studies by Zhang Taiyan, a master of Chinese studies, are concerned, they should be divided into primary schools, classics, history, philosophers and literature.
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Moreover, the tradition of Chinese studies in China is mixed with religious schools of thought, such as Buddhism and Taoism. However, there is no real state religion in China, like Christianity in foreign countries, and Confucianism is the only one in China that has equal influence with foreign religions, so I suggest starting with the Four Books and Five Classics.
Well, if the landlord likes interesting Chinese studies, I recommend reading some Buddhist books, such as Shan Hai Jing and The Journey to the West. What about human geography? There are talks written by Meng Xi, and many good books.
As for the source, the landlord doesn't have to buy books specially. Tianya Online has piled up a lot of books related to Chinese studies, just Baidu.