COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader Chinese 23
Reference Number:
Chinese 23
Parent Work Title:
San zi jing 三字經
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Tu xiang san zi jing 圖像三字經
Translated Parent Work Title:
The Three Character Classic
Date Created:
[date not identified]
Publication Details:
文林堂藏版
Description:
So-named because each line is made up of a three-character phrase. Traditional primer for primary education, teaches Literary Chinese reading as well as elements of history and philosophy. Likely first composed in the 13th century CE, attributed to several authors but its original author remains unknown. Widely used right up to the mid 20th century, still used today but no longer part of formal education. Virtually every educated person in early modern and modern China, and elsewhere in East Asia, would have memorised this text. Printings of this text were widely available in relatively cheap woodblock printed editions. A few lines were added in the early twentieth century to describe the history of the fall of the Qing and the founding of the Republic of China in 1912.
Language:
Classical Chinese
Subject:
Education
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-09-12
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-10
Educational Notes:
Four Educational Texts of late-Imperial China
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Gregory Scott