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The Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education has designated 100 books for college students to read.

The Department of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education has designated "100 books for college students". These selected books are representative literary works in ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, reflecting the academic trends and achievements in different periods, with strong classics and academics.

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1. Language Problems by Zhao Yuanren, Commercial Press, 1980 edition.

Language is a record of Professor Zhao Yuanren's speech in the Chinese Department of the College of Literature of National Taiwan University, and was praised as "the father of linguistics in China" by Fu Sinian, former director of the Institute of History and Language of Academia Sinica. Sixteen lectures in the book systematically describe linguistics and basic problems related to linguistics, and are one of the important works of the author. This book has become a classic of modern linguistics.

2. Language and Culture by Luo Changpei, Language Press, 1989 edition.

This book, written by Mr. Luo Changpei, a pioneering linguist, explores the relationship between language and culture and is regarded as the pioneering work of China's cultural linguistics. "Linguistics work, how can it cooperate with the founding of the country, it depends on some people who clearly know the task to continue to work hard and cooperate with each other. It is extremely difficult to answer these questions, such as the order of Chinese, its structure and category, how it relates to China people's thoughts, how we use language tools to improve China culture, and how to modify the tools themselves ... ".

3. Grammatical Analysis of Chinese, by Lv Shuxiang, Commercial Press, 1979 edition.

Analysis of Chinese Grammar is an important theoretical work in the history of Chinese grammar research. This paper not only comprehensively reviews the history and present situation of Chinese grammar research, but also deeply analyzes a series of problems existing in Chinese grammar system and puts forward many original opinions, thus pointing out the direction and opening up the road for the confused Chinese grammar research. It is in this sense that Mr. Zhu Linqing called it "an extremely important grammar theory work in the history of Chinese grammar research in China."

4. The Origin of Rhetoric, Chen Wangdao, Shanghai Education Press, 1979.

The book The Origin of Rhetoric systematically explains various rhetorical methods and ways in Chinese and the principles of using them, and points out its development trend. In the explanation and explanation, rich and appropriate examples of vernacular and classical Chinese are cited. It will be helpful for systematic study of rhetoric, reading comprehension and writing practice.

5. A Summary of Chinese Dialects, translated by Yuan Jiahua, Cultural Reform Press, 1983.

This book introduces the historical development of Chinese dialectology, describes and analyzes in detail the historical background, phonological system, lexical grammar characteristics of the formation of China Northern Dialect, Wu Dialect, Xiang Dialect, Gan Dialect, Hakka Dialect, Yue Dialect and Min Dialect, and explains the distance relationship of modern Chinese dialects from three aspects: phonology, vocabulary and grammar.

6. Ma Shi Wen Tong by Ma Jianzhong, Commercial Press, 1983 edition.

Ma Jianzhong was proficient in Latin, French and ancient Chinese, studied China language with western grammar as a model, and created China grammar. Under the influence of western grammar, he wrote the famous Ma Shi Wen Tong. Ma Shi's Wen Tong made a pioneering contribution to the establishment of Chinese grammar in China. It has made immortal achievements in constructing Chinese grammar system, dividing Chinese parts of speech and naming, and establishing Chinese grammar components and their relationships.

7. Wang Li's Chinese Phonology, Zhonghua Book Company, 1980 edition.

The book "Chinese Phonology" runs through ancient and modern times and is easy to understand. Starting with the introduction of phonetics knowledge and phonetic system of modern Chinese, this paper makes a comparative interpretation of ancient phonology knowledge such as ancient rhymes, letters, rhymes and ancient sounds, and uses modern linguistic theory and terms such as initials, finals and tones to illustrate them with a large number of phonetic examples. Under Mr. Wang's pen, Chinese phonology, which has always been considered difficult to understand, has become simple and cordial.

8. Lu Zongda's Exegetics, Beijing Publishing House, 1980.

In the era when the traditional training and evaluation theory was broken for half a century, Mr. Lu Songda, a contemporary master of training and evaluation, was the first to stand up and call for its revival. On Exegetics, with its popular language and accurate explanation, seriously and easily brings the younger generation who have not been exposed to training and evaluation into the hall of this ancient and useful discipline.

9. The Linguistic History of China by Wang Li, Shanxi People's Publishing House, 198 1 edition.

China has a long history of learning Chinese, and there are many talented linguists and literary works. This book discusses the evolution and changes of linguistics in China chapter by chapter, studies linguists and linguistic works in different historical periods, and comments on linguistic achievements in different historical periods. The author uses a large number of materials and examples to illustrate the development of China's ancient linguistics, with prominent viewpoints, prominent emphases, detailed information and well-founded. This is a unique language history textbook.

10. China philology written by Tang Lan, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1979 edition.

The author of this book, Tang Lan, is a famous ancient philologist in China. Based on his years of research experience, he explained the origin, composition, evolution and transformation of Chinese characters in this book in simple terms with popular language and rigorous system, and established his own theory, which laid the foundation for the study of modern Chinese characters in China.

1 1. Selected Linguistic Papers of China in Past Dynasties, edited by Wu and Zhang Shilu, Shanghai Education Press, 1986?

This book is compiled and annotated by two famous linguists, Mr. Wu and Mr. Zhang Shilu, on the linguistic research of China in past dynasties, covering the phonology, exegetics and literature of ancient Chinese.

12. A Course in General Linguistics (Switzerland), by Saussure, translated by Gao, proofread by Cen Qixiang and Ye Feisheng, Commercial Press, 1982 edition.

Saussure's A Course in General Linguistics must be among the hundreds of classics in the thousands of years of western civilization. Because linguistics is something that every civilized person should pay attention to and understand, it is this book that lays the foundation of modern language. This book has been published for nearly a hundred years and has been translated into major languages in the world, making it a must-read for college students. The translator's translation is rigorous, fluent, elegant and vivid, which enables us to approach Saussure, the father of modern linguistics, listen to his wise voice and feel the agility and profundity of his thinking.

13. On Language, Gao, The Commercial Press, 1995.

Ming Kai's linguistic theory was completed at the turn of spring and summer from 65438 to 0962, and was first published from 65438 to 0963. Linguistic Theory is the representative work and summary work of his linguistic views, and it is also the last monograph he left to future generations. It embodies Mr. Wang's lifelong efforts in language and linguistics research.

14. Selected Readings of Famous Western Linguistics, edited by Hu, Renmin University of China Press, 1988.

Modern linguistics in China is developed under the influence of western academic thoughts. Its sustainable development can not be separated from continuing to learn from all the beneficial theories and methods of other countries. This book brings together the essence of more than ten famous linguistic works in Europe and America, makes up for the shortage of Chinese translation of many important western linguistic works, and writes biographies and works reviews of relevant western linguists.

15. Applied Linguistics, edited by Liu Yongquan and Joey, Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 199 1 edition.

This book is divided into ten parts, which systematically expounds the basic contents of applied linguistics in simple words and concise ways, including "language recognition", "phonetic transcription, phonetic transcription and translation" and "language information processing". This book is comprehensive, easy to understand, scientific, knowledgeable and practical.

16. Literature and Art of Marx and Engels, edited by Lu Meilin, People's Literature Publishing House, 1982 edition.

This book is divided into two parts: the first part and the second part. The first five series are literary theory, which discusses scientific world outlook, art development theory, beauty, aesthetic feeling and art, creation and criticism, literature and art and proletariat; The next seven series are the history of literature and art, discussing the culture and art of primitive times, ancient literature and art, medieval literature and poetry. ......

17. Mao Zedong's speech at Yan 'an Forum on Literature and Art. See Selected Works of Mao Zedong, Volume 3, People's Publishing House, version 199 1.

Speech at Yan 'an Forum on Literature and Art is a representative document of Mao Zedong's rectification movement in Yan 'an, China in the early 1940s. After liberation, this paper was included in the third volume of Selected Works of Mao Zedong.

18. Deng Xiaoping Literature and Art, edited by Literature and Art Bureau of Propaganda Department of CPC Central Committee, People's Literature Publishing House, 1989 edition.

Deng Xiaoping Literature and Art is an excerpt from Deng Xiaoping's articles and speeches on cultural and artistic issues from June 1975 to June 1989. Deng Xiaoping's overall conception of building a Socialism with Chinese characteristics, his evaluation and analysis of social contradictions in the new period, his important instructions on adhering to the Four Cardinal Principles, reform and opening up, and opposing erroneous tendencies, and his expositions on spiritual civilization construction, ideological front issues, and intellectuals are included as completely as possible.

19. Selected Works of China, edited by Guo Shaoyu, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1979 edition.

Volume I: Selected representative literary theories from pre-Qin to Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, with explanations, notes and appendices.

Volume II: Selected literary works of Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties in Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, with notes, annotations and appendices. Volume III: This book is a compilation of important theories such as poetry, literary theory, novel and drama in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Volume IV: This book brings together China's 4/kloc-0 literary theories such as modern novels, poems and dramas, and comprehensively reflects the development and changes of China's literary theories from the late Qing Dynasty to the eve of the May 4th New Culture Movement.

20. Selected translation of Liu Xie's Wen Xin Diao Long, translated by Zhou, Zhonghua Book Company, 1980.

In the history of China's literary theory criticism, the first one has a strict system, "thinking about Zhou for the sake of greatness" (Zhang Xuecheng's "General Theory of Literature and History? Poetry Talk is a monograph on literary theory.

2 1. Aristotle's Poetics, translated by Luo Niansheng, People's Literature Publishing House, 1982.

Aristotle's Poetics occupies an important position in the history of aesthetics and is called the cornerstone of western literary theory. Chernyshevski called it "the first most important aesthetic paper". Mr. Zhu Guangqian also listed it as one of the two works with the most scientific value and far-reaching influence before Marxism (the other is Hegel's Aesthetics).

22. Intensive Reading Literature on the Theoretical History of Western Literature, edited by Zhang Anqi, Renmin University of China Press, 1996.

According to the system of western literary history, this book is divided into ten parts: ancient and medieval,17th century,18th century and19th century. This book selects the representative works of important literary critics in the history of western literary theory from ancient Greece to the end of 19, trying to reflect the development of the history of western literary theory and the main viewpoints, basic viewpoints and research methods of western literary masterpieces.

23. Selected Works of 20th Century Western Aesthetics, edited by Jiang Kongyang, Fudan University Press, 1987.

Mainly in western Europe and the United States. The time limit is from the early 20th century to the 1970s. Genre introduction mainly includes: the generation and formation of genre, representative figures and representative works, the main characteristics, influence and evolution of theory. Character introduction includes: life resume, main works and main viewpoints, status and influence.

24. Zhu Guangqian's History of Western Aesthetics, People's Literature Publishing House, 1979.

An aesthetic history is not only a history of pure aesthetic theory, but also a history of self-expression of human mind. In other words, behind those seemingly abstract theories, what we feel is the pulse of human spirit in various times, and it is a process of returning home. This book is a famous aesthete Zhu Guangqian's monograph on western aesthetic theory. This is the first history of western aesthetics written by China people, which occupies an important position in academic circles.

25. Wellek and Warren's Literary Theory (America), translated by Liu Xiangyu, etc. , Sanlian Bookstore, 1984 edition.

This is a classic theoretical work on the essence, function, form and content of literature. The author constructs his own theoretical system with "external literature research" and "internal literature research", which goes beyond the traditional literary theoretical structure model for many years. This book is one of the most organized, extensive and targeted attempts in literary research. It is worth noting that this book has been welcomed by experts, professors and students all over the world since its publication. 26. Comparative Literature and Literary Theory (America) by Wei Stan, translated by Liaoning People's Publishing House, 1987.

Comparative literature is a kind of literary research that spans nationalities, languages, cultures and disciplines, and international literary relations are the focus of comparative literature research. Specifically, it is to compare the literary phenomena of different countries together and study their relationship in image, theme, theme, genre, artistic technique, language, style and even literary theory. ? As a discipline, comparative literature has opened up a brand-new field for literary research. It should break through the boundary between single culture and single discipline, regard literature as a means and bridge for human communication and dialogue, and promote understanding between different cultures through literature. At the same time, literature is the starting point and final direction of comparative literature. Comparative literature should study the conflict, dialogue and complementarity of literature in these relationships.

27. Yu Guanying's The Book of Songs and National Style, People's Literature Publishing House, 1956.

The Book of Songs was originally called The Book of Songs or The Book of Songs 300, which was revered as The Book of Songs in the Han Dynasty and later called The Book of Songs. The Book of Songs was written in the Spring and Autumn Period, with 305 poems. The creation time of these works is about 600 years from the early Western Zhou Dynasty to the mid-Spring and Autumn Period. The Book of Songs is divided into three parts: style, elegance and vulgarity, and fu. Feng, a folk song, includes fifteen national styles, namely Nan Zhou, Zhao Nan, Qifeng, Yongfeng, Fengwei, Feng Wang, Zheng Feng, Qifeng, Weifeng, tang style, Qin Feng, Martin, Qifeng, Cao Feng and Zhuifeng. The selection of this book is based on the principle of lyricism, strong artistry and representative content. On the basis of being faithful to the original poems and stressing the source, these ancient poems are translated and annotated with accurate, vivid and beautiful words, aiming to make more readers break through the barriers of boring literary language in ancient Austria, wander freely in the long river of classical poems and get beautiful pleasure.

28. Selected Notes on Ma Maoyuan's Chuci, People's Literature Publishing House, 1980.

With the appearance of Songs of the South, the development of China's classical poetry has indeed entered a new stage. Its brilliance, like a sunny day, shines on the poetry world from weekend to early Han Dynasty. All the rage, clothes are immortal. Wang Guowei said: A generation of literature, the Sao of Chu, the Fu of Han, the ravings of the Six Dynasties, the poems of Tang, the Ci of Song and the Song of Yuan are all so-called literature of one generation, and later generations cannot succeed. 29. Yang Bojun translated The Analects of Confucius, Zhonghua Book Company, 1980.

On the historical and cultural scroll of the Chinese nation, the name of a world-renowned master is recorded: "Five out of ten are determined to learn, standing at 30, not confused at 40, knowing destiny at 50, obeying at 60, and walking at 70." He is Confucius, a philosopher who was praised by Li Kuchan as "the most holy and boundless, a model of benevolent people". Notes on the Analects of Confucius collected 20 important documents on Confucius, and made more specific analysis and comments.

30. Yang Bojun's Notes on Mencius, Zhonghua Book Company, 1960 edition.

In this book, Mr. Yang Bojun made detailed comments and brief textual research on the pronunciation, meaning, grammatical rules, rhetorical methods, historical knowledge, geographical evolution, name system, customs and habits, uncommon words, broken words and ambiguous words of Mencius, and translated them into vernacular Chinese. There is a dictionary at the end of the book, which can help readers improve their ability to read ancient books by themselves.

3 1. Zhuangzi's Today's Note and Today's Translation, translated by Chen Guying, Zhonghua Book Company, 1983.

Taiwan Province scholar Chen Guying's book Zhuangzi's Today's Annotation and Modern Translation, referring to various works published in Chinese mainland, Britain and Japan, makes extensive comments and textual research on Zhuangzi, with a vernacular translation attached.

32. Selected Poems of Yu Guanying Yuefu, People's Literature Publishing House, 1959 edition.

Yuefu Poetry is the earliest, most popular and complete collection of movements and ballads from ancient times to Tang and Five Dynasties in China. It is rich in content and well-edited, which successfully shows the complete style and evolution track of Yuefu poems in past dynasties and shines brilliantly in the history of China's poetry. Mr. Yu Guanying collected some works of Yuefu poems from the Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties and annotated them.

33. Selected Works of Historical Records of Wang Benji, People's Literature Publishing House, 1957.

College students don't read historical records, just like eagles don't soar in the blue sky, and they will never feel the vastness and magnificence. From the perspective of literary masterpieces, Mr. Wang selected 20 narrative articles with vivid descriptions and strong stories in Historical Records, and the notes were concentrated at the end of each article, which was very detailed and convenient for reading and self-study.

34. Collation of Tao Yuanming's Collected Works, Zhonghua Book Company, 1979 edition.

This book selects, explains and comments on the poet's poetry works from the perspective of his popular collections, and introduces some of his works such as Ci Fu, Ji, Zhuan and Shu.

35. Selected Poems of Li Bai, Notes of Classical Literature Teaching and Research Group of Chinese Department of Fudan University, People's Literature Publishing House, 1977 edition.

In order to let readers better understand Li Bai's life through poetry, this book adopts the form of chronology, which clearly reflects the characteristics of the poet's poetic style in different periods, and can also be combined with the poet's experience to understand his poems. This book has selected 180 works with positive ideological content and high artistic quality, accounting for about one-fifth of all Li Bai's poems, which generally reflects the spiritual outlook of Li Bai's poems. Annotations are popular and simple. Every poem is preceded by a "description", which introduces the time, background, content and characteristics of creation.

36. Notes on Xiao Difei's Selected Poems of Du Fu, People's Literature Publishing House, 1985.

This book selects more than 200 representative poems of Du Fu, which embodies the rich content and diverse styles of Du Fu's poems. According to the chronological order of creation, the questions are concise, the notes are detailed, and the academic taste is very high.

37. Zhou Zhu of Selected Works of Li Shangyin, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1986 edition.

Li Shangyin was a great poet in the late Tang Dynasty. Most of his poems are about objects, history, nostalgia, political satire and erotic poems, which have a great influence on later generations. The combination of his prose and prose is fresh and full of vigor. This book collects 200 poems and 27 articles by Li Shangyin, which basically covers Li Shangyin's works. With his profound knowledge of Chinese studies, Mr. Zhou made concise comments on the difficult words and patrons of his literary career, and gave a detailed explanation of his works, so that readers can fully and deeply understand the ideological content and artistic characteristics of Li Shangyin's poems, as well as the rich emotions contained therein.

38. Selected Works of Eight Masters in Tang and Song Dynasties, Selected Works of Niu, Gansu People's Publishing House, 1986.

The eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties refer to Han Yu, Liu Zongyuan, Ouyang Xiu, Ceng Gong, Wang Anshi, Su Xun, Su Shi and Su Zhe in Song Dynasty. The "ancient prose movement" advocated by Liu Han has become a trend in the literary world in order to get rid of the disadvantages of elegant carving since the Six Dynasties, to write flashy works and to establish a brand-new style of writing. Writers such as Ou Zeng and Wang Su in Song Dynasty inherited the tradition of ancient prose movement in Tang Dynasty and expanded the field of prose creation. Therefore, it can be said that the ancient prose works of eight masters in Tang and Song Dynasties represent the highest achievement of prose in Tang and Song Dynasties. Their articles not only shocked the Tang and Song literary circles, but also set a model for later prose and stood out from the crowd in the literary world.

39. Wang Bijiang's Collation of Tang Dynasty Novels, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1978 edition.

China's Selected Novels and Tang Legends. Editor Wang Bijiang today. The novels of the Tang Dynasty are divided into two volumes. The first volume contains 30 single Tang legends, which are generally similar to the Tang legends in Lu Xun's Legends of Tang and Song Dynasties. The second volume selected 38 works from 7 legendary albums, including Mystery Record, Continued Mystery Record, Moon Hee, Set One, Ganze Ballad, Legend and Sanshui Dai Xiao, which can make up for the shortcomings of the legendary collections in Tang and Song Dynasties. The collected works are generally works with good ideological and artistic quality and are widely circulated. Each text uses a more reliable book, and other books are used for proofreading. There are often explanations and textual research on authors and works, which is helpful for in-depth research.

40. Selected readings of Tang poetry, edited by Institute of Literature, China Academy of Social Sciences, People's Literature Publishing House, 1978 edition.

The prosperity of Tang poetry was promoted by the specific conditions such as economy, politics and culture at that time, and it was also the result of the traditional development of poetry itself. The extensive exchange of international culture in the Tang Dynasty, the close integration of China's national cultures, the relatively free policy adopted by the Tang Dynasty in ideology and culture, and the coexistence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are all favorable factors for the general upsurge of culture in the Tang Dynasty. This book is divided into two volumes, including 10 1 many poets and more than 630 poems. All the selected poets have biographies. The notes are simple and clear, so I'm too lazy to say anything more. In addition to annotation, they sometimes explain the meaning of poetry string by string, and sometimes analyze and study the difficulties. The preface in front of this book discusses the reasons, characteristics and development process of the prosperity of Tang poetry for reference.

4 1. Selected Poems of Tang and Song Dynasties, edited by China Academy of Social Sciences, People's Literature Publishing House, 1982 edition.

Selected Poems of Tang and Song Dynasties contains 25 1 poems of Tang and Song Dynasties, which are divided into three volumes with detailed notes. Excavate all the true meanings in the ci, and combine the author's situation and background of the times to make readers have a deeper understanding and further appreciate the ci.

? Selected Poems of Tang and Song Dynasties is an authoritative annotated version of China's classical poems and a must-read for readers interested in China's classical poems.

42. Notes on Selected Poems of Song Dynasty: Notes on Qian Zhongshu, People's Literature Publishing House, 1989?

Notes on Selected Poems of Song Dynasty is one of the reading series of China's classical literature. The preface to the volume is an important poetic paper written by Mr. Qian Zhongshu after years of painstaking research on Song poetry. This paper is unique not only in the historical position, success or failure of the Song Dynasty, but also in the basic theory of China's classical poetry. This book not only gives readers a general understanding of the Song Dynasty, but also enlightens readers in research methods, ways of thinking, observation angles, and comparison of Chinese and foreign literature.

43. Selected Works of Su Shi Selected by Wang Shui, Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, 1984 edition.

Su Shi, one of the "Three Sus" in the Northern Song Dynasty, was one of the eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties. Su Shi is an important writer of the generation of literary leaders in the Northern Song Dynasty. He devoted himself to creation all his life, and made unique achievements in poetry, ci and prose, which had a great influence on the literature of the Song Dynasty and the culture of later generations. Su Shi's poems are bold and fresh, especially good at metaphor. Most of them express the feeling of bumpy official career, reflect the sufferings of people's livelihood and expose the darkness of reality. Su Shi's ci is the pioneer of the bold school, and he is also called "Su Xin" with Xin Qiji. Its themes are very wide, including recalling the past, giving answers, saying goodbye and reasoning, and it also breaks through the strict rhythm limit. Su Shi's prose emphasizes "doing something and not doing something", advocating nature and getting rid of bondage. The argumentative essay Wang Yang is arbitrary, and the narrative structure is rigorous and clear ... All the works selected in this book are Su Shi's representative works, with unique opinions and accurate annotations.

44. Gu Zhaocang's Notes on Selected Yuan Zaju, People's Literature Publishing House, 1962 edition.

This book has selected 16 scripts created in Yuan Dynasty, including: tragedies reflecting class oppression and racial oppression, comedies describing peasant heroes who resisted feudal rule, comedies reflecting human feelings and social reality, romantic comedies of myths and folklore, historical tragedies, etc.

45. Notes on Selected Poems of Zhu Decai and Xin Qiji, People's Literature Publishing House, 1988.

This book selects 168 poems from a large number of poems written by Xin Qiji, a patriotic poet in the Song Dynasty, accounting for more than a quarter of Jia Xuan's poems. Choose as many materials as possible to show the overall style of Xin Ci. The notes are concise and accurate. After each word is annotated, there is a "brief comment". It is convenient for readers to understand the original words and learn how to appreciate ancient poems by evaluating and introducing the ideological content, artistic characteristics and structure of each word in concise, clear and vivid language.

46. The Romance of the West Chamber was written by Wang Shifu and collated by Wang Jisi. People's literature was published in 1978.

The West Chamber is a famous classical drama of China. It tells the love story of scholar Zhang Junrui and Miss Guo Xiang Cui Yingying who fell in love at first sight. With the help of the matchmaker, they combined privately, fought for the autonomy of marriage, dared to break through the shackles of feudal ethics, expressed their dissatisfaction and resistance to the feudal marriage system, and yearned for and pursued the ideal of beautiful love. For hundreds of years, it has deeply inspired the hearts of countless young men and women. Even today, the theme and artistic image in the works can still help us to deepen our understanding of the evil nature of feudal ethics. As a typical work in China's classical drama, it is grand in scale, rigorous in structure, tortuous in plot, full of embellishment and interesting, with vivid and delicate characters. Not only is it unprecedented, but it also surpasses other playwrights in the Yuan Dynasty. Because of this, Jia in Yuan Dynasty said: "New zaju, old legend, The West Chamber, the best in the world."