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Mengzi 孟子
Author	Mencius
Country	China
Language	Chinese
Genre(s)	Philosophy

The Mencius (孟子, Mengzi) is a collection of anecdotes and conversations of the Confucian thinker and philosopher Mencius. The work dates from the second half of the 4th Century BC. It was ranked as a Confucian classic and its status was elevated in Song Dynasty. Zhu Xi included the Mencius as one of the Four Books, which became canonical texts of the Neo-Confucianism.

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English Translation of the Mencius with comments by James Legge
Mengzi Chinese text with English translation

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v • d • e The Four Books and Five Classics (四書五經)

The Four Books	The Great Learning (大學) • The Doctrine of the Mean (中庸) • The Analects (論語) • The Mencius (孟子)

The Five Classics	Classic of Changes (易經) • Classic of Poetry (詩經) • Classic of Rites (禮記) • Classic of History (書經) • Spring and Autumn Annals (春秋)

The Thirteen Classics (十三經)

The Book of Poetry (詩經) • The Book of Documents (書經) • The Rites of Zhou (周禮) • The Ceremonies and Rites (儀禮) • The Record of Rites (禮記) • The Book of Changes (易經) • The Commentary of Zuo (左傳) • The Commentary of Gongyang (公羊傳) • The Commentary of Guliang (穀梁傳) • The Analects (論語) • Luxuriant and Refined Words (爾雅) • The Classic of Filial Piety (孝經) • The Mencius (孟子)

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