四书：The Four Books

• 《 大学 》 The Great Learning

• 《 中庸 》 The Doctrine of the Mean

• 《 论语 》 The Analects of Confucius

• 《 孟子 》 The Mencius

五经 The Five Classics

• 《诗经》 The Book of Songs

• 《书经》 The Book of History

• 《易经》 The Book of Changes

• 《礼记》 The Book of Rites

• 《春秋》 The Spring and Autumn Annals

古代典籍 Famous Ancient Books

• 《史记》 Historical Records

• 《山海经》 The Classic of Mountains and Rivers

• 《本草纲目》 Compendium of Materia Medica

• 《资治通鉴》 History Retold as a Mirror for Rulers

• 《西厢记》　The Romance of West Chamber

• 《三国演义》 The Romance of the Three Kingdoms

• 《水浒传》 Heroes of the Marshes ; Water Margins

• 《西游记》 Pilgrimage to the West

• 《红楼梦》 Dream of the Red Mansions ; The story of the Stone

• 《聊斋志异》 Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio

六艺 Six classical arts

• 礼 rites

• 乐 music

• 射 archery

• 御 riding

• 书 writing

• 数 arithmetic

古代文学常见体裁 Genres of the ancient literature

• 朦胧诗 misty poetry

• 三字经 three-character scripture

• 武侠小说 tales of roving knights; martial arts novel; a kung fu novel

• 言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel

• 八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing

• 五言绝句 five-character quatrain

• 七言律诗 seven-character octave