Hawaii Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture

The Hawai‘i Reader in Traditional Chinese Culture is a collection of more than ninety primary sources—all but a few of which were translated specifically for this volume—of cultural significance from the Bronze Age to the turn of the twentieth century. They take into account virtually every aspect of traditional culture, including sources from the non-Sinitic ethnic minorities.

• Victor H. Mair, Editor

  Victor H. Mair is professor of Chinese language and literature at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt, Editor

  Nancy S. Steinhardt is professor of East Asian art and curator of Chinese art at the University of Pennsylvania.

• Paul R. Goldin, Editor

  Paul R. Goldin is professor of East Asian languages and civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania.

• An immensely important work in part because of the quality of the contributors and in part because of the design of the book. It should truly appeal to all those interested in the basics of Chinese civilization.
  —William H. Nienhauser, Jr., Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• A truly excellent work; it will be widely used not simply because it is much needed but also because it will generate tremendous excitement in the classroom.
  —Michael Puett, professor of Chinese, Harvard University