《春秋》The Spring and Autumn Annals

《史记》Historical Records

《诗经》The Book of Songs

《书经》The Book of History

《易经》The Book of Changes

《礼记》The Book of Rites

《大学》The Great Learning

《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean

《论语》The Analects of Confucius

《孟子》The Mencius

《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 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 Mansion；The Story of the Stone

《聊斋志异》Strange Tales of a Lonely Studio

四书 The Four Books

朦胧诗 misty poetry

三字经 three-character scripture

五言绝句 five-character quatrain
七言律诗 seven-character octave

八股文 eight-part essay; stereotyped writing

言情小说 romantic fiction; sentimental novel

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

六艺：礼、乐、射、御、书、数six classical arts：rites, music, archery, riding, writing and arithmetic