千字文 by Xingsi Zhou
"千字文" by Xingsi Zhou is a Chinese poem composed in the sixth century. It contains exactly one thousand unique characters arranged into memorable four-character lines that rhyme. Created to teach children Chinese literacy, it became one of the most widely read texts in China's first millennium. Each character appears only once, making it a masterpiece of linguistic craftsmanship and a favored text for calligraphers across East Asia for over a millennium. (This
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| Author | Zhou, Xingsi, -521 |
|---|---|
| Title | 千字文 |
| Alternate Title | Qian Zi Wen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Character_Classic |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | Chinese language -- Readers |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 24075 |
| Release Date | Dec 30, 2007 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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