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    An English Translation and the Correct Interpretation of Laozi's Tao Te Ching 英譯並正解老子道德經: 附 《道德經》艱深句子正解並白話對譯
    An English Translation and the Correct Interpretation of Laozi's Tao Te Ching 英譯並正解老子道德經: 附 《道德經》艱深句子正解並白話對譯
    An English Translation and the Correct Interpretation of Laozi's Tao Te Ching 英譯並正解老子道德經: 附 《道德經》艱深句子正解並白話對譯
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    An English Translation and the Correct Interpretation of Laozi's Tao Te Ching 英譯並正解老子道德經: 附 《道德經》艱深句子正解並白話對譯

    By KS Vincent Poon and Kwok Kin Poon

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    Tao Te Ching (《道德經》, or Dao De Jing), presumably written by Laozi (老子) of the 6th century BC, is one of the most famous and influential philosophical works in Chinese history. Being the foundational canon of Taoism (道家), Tao Te Ching outlines the characteristics and ro

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThe Senseis
    Release dateJul 25, 2020
    ISBN9781989485163
    An English Translation and the Correct Interpretation of Laozi's Tao Te Ching 英譯並正解老子道德經: 附 《道德經》艱深句子正解並白話對譯
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    KS Vincent Poon

    Kwan Sheung Vincent Poon (潘君尚, 1979-) was born in Hong Kong and studied at Ying Wa College as well as the University of Toronto, where he completed his BSc, MSc and BEd degrees. Being the top undergraduate in Biochemistry, he published numerous biochemistry research papers and is currently a teacher at the Toronto District School Board. His passion for Chinese culture began at the age of six when he started studying Chinese calligraphy under his father Kwok Kin POON (潘國鍵, PhD). His books include A Narrative on Calligraphy by Sun Guoting (英譯書譜), English Translation of Classical Chinese Calligraphy Masterpieces (英譯法書), as well as An English Translation and the Correct Interpretation of Laozi's Tao Te Ching (英譯並正解老子道德經).

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