千字文 by Xingsi Zhou
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"千字文" by Xingsi Zhou is a Chinese poem composed in the sixth century. Containing exactly one thousand unique characters arranged into rhyming stanzas, it served as a fundamental literacy primer throughout the Sinosphere. Each character appears only once in this carefully constructed text, designed to teach children character recognition through memorization and song. Legend claims Zhou's hair turned white from completing this imperial commission overnight. Its influence spread across East Asia for
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| Author | Zhou, Xingsi, -521 |
|---|---|
| Title | 千字文 |
| Alternate Title | Qian Zi Wen |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Character_Classic |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 94.8 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | Chinese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | Chinese language -- Readers |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 24184 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-24184-5 |
| Release Date | Jan 7, 2008 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 993 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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