《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，arithmetic