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Chinese Literature Ancient Prose By Liu Yuqin The difference between poetry and prose If a poetry is intended to express the sentiments and the will while communicating the emotions, the role of prose is to communicate ideas. The classification of prose during the pre-Qin period: historical prose philosophers prose. Intrigues of the Warring States(《战国策》) --- another historical work recording the history of each of the states in the pre-Qin period, focusing on the strategies for plotting or fighting against each other. Discourses of the States（《国语》） --- a chronological(按时间顺序的) recording of the statements of the aristocrats of various states. The Tao that is utterableIs not the eternal Tao;The name that is namableIs not the eternal Name.The Nothingness is the name of the beginning of heaven and earth;The Being (substance) is the name of the mother of all things. 道可道，非常道。名可名，非常名。 无名天地之始；有名万物之母。 The whole world knows the beautiful as beautifulOnly because of the existence of the ugly;The whole world knows the good as goodOnly because of the existence of the bad.Hence the Being and the Nothingness exist in opposition;The difficult and the easy complement each other;The long and the short manifest themselves by comparison;The high and the low are inclined as well as opposed to each other;The consonants and vowels harmonize with each other;The front and the back follow each other.Thus the sage behavesWithout taking active action,Teaches without using words, 第二章 天下皆知美之为美，斯恶已。皆知善之为善，斯不善已。 有无相生，难易相成，长短相形，高下相盈，音声相和，前后相随。恒也。 是以圣人处无为之事，行不言之教； The philosopher Yu said, They are few who, being filial and fraternal, are fond of offending against their superiors. There have been none, who, not liking to offend against their superiors, have been fond of stirring up confusion. The superior man bends his attention to what is radical. That being established, all practical courses naturally grow up. Filial pie