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Introduction to Classical Chinese is an openly licensed college level Classical Chinese textbook compiled by Professor Patrick Hanan at Harvard University, and further developed by many contributors at various universities over the span of forty years between 1984 and 2024.

All materials are freely available online under a Creative Commons license to any university or individuals who wish to use or adapt them.

The contents of this website were developed under a Maryland Open Source Textbook Initiative Grant, with the assistance from the Rebus Textbook Success Program.