Over time Confucian classics became the basis of the civil service examination system, which changed through the dynasties but provided a coherent fabric to Chinese life for centuries. These texts ...

A different kind of wuxia, but very good on its own terms. Tsui Hark’s grand sword-fighting epic unspools more like a classic ...

He shows how Confucius advocates learning and self-cultivation to follow the "path of the sage" or "Way of Heaven"―a journey that promises to promote reason, peace and understanding. Alongside an ...

The Confucian Canon is among China's efforts to tap into its cultural and philosophical roots to strengthen national pride at home, dubbed by Xi as "Compilation of Classics in the Flourishing Age".

Dr Amanda Foreman discusses these beliefs as they are described in the Confucian Classics, a series of texts upon which Confucianism is based. She shows how the Classics provides teachings ...