The first educational work in China was Da Xue Yan Yi.
The first historical work in China was the Records of the Historian.
China's first popular science work was " 100,000 Whys." It was published in 1953 and was one of the most popular science books in China at that time. This book introduced a variety of natural science knowledge in the form of questions and answers, including physics, chemistry, biology, geography, and meteorology. It was very suitable for beginners and science enthusiasts to read. 100,000 Why's was still one of the representative works of Chinese popular science books, and it was also an introductory popular science book for many children and teenagers.
The first popular science work in China was The Story of the White Cat.
China's first historical work on news was the History of Chinese News.
China's first geography book was " General Theory of Geography." Its author was Lan Yili, a geologist during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. This book systematically introduced the basic situation of Chinese geography and made an important contribution to the development of ancient Chinese geography.
It was known as the "first and most outstanding educational novel in Germany" by Goethe. This novel was first published in 1819 and is one of Goethe's most famous works, as well as a classic in the history of German literature. It used Wittgenstein as the protagonist to describe his emotional entanglements and philosophical thinking in his youth. It explored the topics of human nature, love, freedom and responsibility, and was considered a typical love novel. This novel was also regarded as the pioneer of German educational novels. Its depth of thought and literary value caused a lot of controversy and influence at that time.
The first military-themed work in ancient China was Sun Tzu's Art of War. It was a military classic from the Spring and Autumn Period. It mainly talked about the nature of war, strategy, organization, command, and other aspects of knowledge and skills. This book was regarded as one of the most important military books in ancient China, and it had a profound impact on the military thinking and war studies of later generations.
Biography was a style of historical records that used a combination of biographies and biographies to narrate historical events. It usually consisted of a record of the life stories of a major character. In biographies, biographies were usually called biographies while biographies were called biographies. The first historical book in China was the Records of the Historian. " Records of the Historian " was a historical book written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty. It was the most famous historical book in ancient China and the only historical book in China that was arranged chronologically. In the Records of the Historian, historical events were described in a combination of biographies and biographies. The biographies were mainly composed of biographies, while the biographies were mainly used to compare and set off the main characters in the biographies. The Records of the Historian had a profound influence on the narration and interpretation of Chinese history and was regarded as a classic work of ancient Chinese history books.
The first literary work used by foreigners to understand China was Dream of the Red Chamber.
The Republic was the first complete educational philosophy and educational novel in the West. The book was written by the ancient Greek philosopher, Plato, and was hailed as the foundational work of Western philosophy of education. The book described an ideal country and society and proposed the importance of education and a series of educational principles, including virtue education, practical education, rational education, etc. At the same time, The Republic also described the educational experience of the protagonist, Plato's mentor, in the form of a novel, and deeply explored the essence and significance of education.