Xi Xiang is Professor at Sichuan University (China) and a distinguished linguist. His research interests are focused on Chinese language history and Chinese linguistics. His major works include A Brief History of Chinese, Dictionary of Poetry Classics, Commentary on the Translation of Poetry Classics, Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Knowledge, and Concise Ancient Chinese Dictionary.

• 1. Studying Words of the Shang Dynasty from Oracle Bone Inscriptions 2. The Progress of Monosyllabic Words of Old Chinese 3. The Progress of Polysyllabic Words of Old Chinese 4. The Progress of Lexical Meanings of Old Chinese 5. The Progress of Synonyms of Old Chinese 6. The Progress of Idioms and Proverbs of Old Chinese

Xi Xiang is Professor at Sichuan University (China) and a distinguished linguist. His research interests are focused on Chinese language history and Chinese linguistics. His major works include A Brief History of Chinese, Dictionary of Poetry Classics, Commentary on the Translation of Poetry Classics, Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Knowledge, and Concise Ancient Chinese Dictionary.

• 1. Studying Words of the Shang Dynasty from Oracle Bone Inscriptions 2. The Progress of Monosyllabic Words of Old Chinese 3. The Progress of Polysyllabic Words of Old Chinese 4. The Progress of Lexical Meanings of Old Chinese 5. The Progress of Synonyms of Old Chinese 6. The Progress of Idioms and Proverbs of Old Chinese

Xi Xiang is Professor at Sichuan University (China) and a distinguished linguist. His research interests are focused on Chinese language history and Chinese linguistics. His major works include A Brief History of Chinese, Dictionary of Poetry Classics, Commentary on the Translation of Poetry Classics, Dictionary of Ancient Chinese Knowledge, and Concise Ancient Chinese Dictionary.

• 1. Studying Words of the Shang Dynasty from Oracle Bone Inscriptions 2. The Progress of Monosyllabic Words of Old Chinese 3. The Progress of Polysyllabic Words of Old Chinese 4. The Progress of Lexical Meanings of Old Chinese 5. The Progress of Synonyms of Old Chinese 6. The Progress of Idioms and Proverbs of Old Chinese