1. On Guo Qin - Jia Yi
"On Guo Qin" is the representative work of Jia Yizheng's political essays, which is divided into three parts: upper, middle and lower. The full text analyzes the faults of the Qin Dynasty from all aspects, so it is called "On Guo Qin". This article aims to summarize the historical lessons of the Qin Dynasty's rapid demise and use it as a reference for the Han Dynasty to establish institutions and consolidate its rule. It is a set of articles that are profound and artistically appealing.
2. Eight Poems on the Rise of Autumn (Part 1) - Du Fu
"Eight Poems on the Rise of Autumn" was written when the great poet Du Fu of the Tang Dynasty lived in Kuizhou (now Fengjie County, Chongqing City) The series of poems with the theme of looking at Chang'an from afar is the representative work of Du Shiqilu. Through the vivid description of the autumn colors and sounds of Wushan and Wu Gorge, it creates a gloomy and turbulent environmental atmosphere, and expresses the poet's concern for the country and his feeling of loneliness and depression.
3. Ode to Ancient Relics (Part 3) - Du Fu
"Five Poems to Ode to Ancient Relics" was written by Du Fu, a great poet of the Tang Dynasty, in Kuizhou (766), the first year of the Dali reign of Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty. A group of poems written by Fengjie, the administrative seat of present-day Chongqing. These five poems respectively chant the monuments left by Yu Xin, Song Yu, Wang Zhaojun, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others in the Three Gorges area of ??the Yangtze River. They praise the writings, knowledge, moral character, and great achievements of the five historical figures, and also pay tribute to these historical figures. The character's desolate life experience and unfulfilled ambitions in life express deep sympathy.
4. Climbing the High - Du Fu
"Climbing the High" is a seven-rhyme poem written by the Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu in Kuizhou in the autumn of the second year of the Dali calendar (767). The first four sentences describe the scenery, recount the experiences of climbing high, closely follow the seasonal characteristics of autumn, and depict the empty and lonely scenery of the river. The first couplet is a partial close-up view, and the chin couplet is an overall distant view.
5. Pipa Play - Bai Juyi
"Pipa Play" is a long narrative poem written by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. By describing the pipa girl's superb playing skills and her unfortunate experiences, this poem exposes unreasonable phenomena such as bureaucratic corruption, poor people's livelihood, and buried talents in feudal society. It expresses the poet's deep sympathy for her, and also expresses the poet's innocence towards himself. Resentment at being demoted.
6. What a few people are to the country (recite the full text) - "Mencius"
"What a few people are to the country" is a chapter in "Mencius: King Hui of Liang I" , is one of the articles that expresses Mencius’ thoughts on “benevolent government”. It discusses how to implement "benevolent government" and unify the world with "kingly way". "Keeping one's health and losing one's life without regrets is the beginning of kingship." "Those who are seventy years old can wear silk and eat meat, and the people are neither hungry nor cold. However, those who are not kings have not yet existed." These are the finishing touches of the article, highlighting the main theme of the article: only by practicing benevolent government Only by winning the hearts of the people can you win the hearts and minds of the people.