Imperial China chose to set in stone the Confucian classics.

中国人则在石头上镌刻了一套儒家经典。

The Confucian classics had been the models for study.

儒家经典一直是学习的典范。

There were 46 steelies in all, with seven of the Confucian classics inscribed on them with over 200,000 characters.

石经总共有46块，内容为儒家的七部经典，含有超过20万个汉字。

Athenian boys were made to learn Homer by heart from beginning to end; Chinese boys were made to learn the Confucian classics with similar thoroughness.

雅典男孩被要求从头到尾背诵荷马史诗。 中国男孩被要求以类似的彻底学习儒家经典。