Ancient Chinese Language
Online course on archaic and classical Chinese language
Archaic
Language of oracle bone inscriptions
and bronze inscriptions of the Shang dynasty
and bronze inscriptions of the Shang dynasty
Lessons 1–10
Early Pre-Classical
Texts of the Western Zhou,
inscriptions on bronze vessels
inscriptions on bronze vessels
Lessons 11–20
Late Pre-Classical
Philosophy and politics of the Spring and Autumn period
Lessons 21–30
Early Classical
Mencius, Zhuangzi, Sunzi
— Warring States period
— Warring States period
Lessons 31–40
Late Classical
Han historians: Sima Qian, Ban Gu
Lessons 41–50
Post-Classical
Language evolution during the Period of Disunion and Buddhism
Lessons 51–60