{"product_id":"dao-de-jing-paperback-4","title":"Dao De Jing - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonia Zhang\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs one of the greatest masterpieces in Chinese history, \u003cem\u003eDao De Jing\u003c\/em\u003e is a philosophical work by Laozi (Li Er, c.571‒471 BCE) published in the 4th century BCE. It contains 81 chapters\/verses whose essence is on moral philosophy and ideal ways for humans to be in harmony with nature, self-cultivation, governing the country, deploying military forces, among other things. Although some of the ideas are only historically relevant at the time when Laozi lived, most of his thoughts are still pertinent today because human nature has not drastically changed since antiquity, and many social ills that Laozi mentioned still exist. Like the Christian Bible, \u003cem\u003e Dao De Jing\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most translated works in world literature. This bilingual edition with full Chinese texts and pinyin pronunciation has attempted to adhere as faithfully as possible to the original meanings in the Chinese texts, and to reflect recent revisionary development in Daoist scholarship. Hence, the Chinese character for the \"Way\" is rendered \"Dao\" rather than \"Tao,\" \u003cem\u003eDao De Jing\u003c\/em\u003e in place of \u003cem\u003eTao Te Ching\u003c\/em\u003e, and Laozi for Lao Tzu, discarding the older Wade-Giles system for transcribing Chinese words. This translation aims to assist Western readers to learn the Chinese language while they attempt to better understand the deeper meanings of these philosophical ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48446936121593,"sku":"9781777464684","price":12.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BUlFDMZV5L9781777464684_ef7c4be4-f259-483c-b07a-ded393cf8da0.webp?v=1779782029","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/dao-de-jing-paperback-4","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}