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Ancient Chinese Literature

Here is a short list of classic Chinese literature. I have used Shaun Tan's article "China's Loose Canon", from China-Us Focus, as my source. Notably missing is Sun Tzu's "Art of War". How many have you read?
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The Water Margin (Shi Naians)
The Water Margin
1
Shi Naians
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol I
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms Vol I
2
Journey to the West (Wu Cheng'en)
Journey to the West
3
Wu Cheng'en
Dream of the Red Chamber (Cao Xueqin)
Dream of the Red Chamber
4
Cao Xueqin
Jīn Píng Méi (The Golden Lotus) (Lánlíng Xiàoxiào Shēng)
Jīn Píng Méi (The Golden Lotus)
5
Lánlíng Xiàoxiào Shēng
The Scholars (Wu Jingzi)
The Scholars
6
Wu Jingzi
Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong (Guo Xiaoting)
Adventures of the Mad Monk Ji Gong
7
Guo Xiaoting
The Poetry of Du Fu (Trans Stephen Owen)
The Poetry of Du Fu
8
Trans Stephen Owen
The Songs of the South (Qu Yuan)
The Songs of the South
9
Qu Yuan
Wen Xuan ((Selections of Refined Chinese Literature))
Wen Xuan
10
(Selections of Refined Chinese Literature)
Records of the Grand Historian
Records of the Grand Historian
11
The Selected Poems of Li Po (Li Po)
The Selected Poems of Li Po
12
Li Po
Anthology of Chinese Literature (Various)
Anthology of Chinese Literature
13
Various
The Classic Chinese Novel: A Critical Introduction (Hsia Chih-Tsing)
The Classic Chinese Novel: A Critical Introduction
14
Hsia Chih-Tsing
The Analects (Confucius)
The Analects
15
Confucius
The Great Learning (Confucius)
The Great Learning
16
Confucius
Doctrine of the Mean (Zisi)
Doctrine of the Mean
17
Zisi
Mencius (Mencius)
Mencius
18
Mencius
Book of Documents (Confucius)
Book of Documents
19
Confucius
The Book of Songs (Shijing)
The Book of Songs
20
Shijing
The Book of Rights ((Liji))
The Book of Rights
21
(Liji)
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
The I Ching, or Book of Changes
22
Spring and Autumn Annals (Ancient China)
Spring and Autumn Annals
23
Ancient China
Han Feizi (Han Fei)
Han Feizi
24
Han Fei
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
25
Tao Te Ching (Lao-Tzu)
Tao Te Ching
26
Lao-Tzu
Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings (Zhuāngzī)
Zhuangzi: The Essential Writings
27
Zhuāngzī
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