Recently, the fourth volume of Nishan Series, meticulously planned and edited by Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies(Secretariat of China Confucius Foundation), was published and distributed by Qilu Press.

Nishan Seriesis an important academic brand.Relying on the academic committee of Nishan World Center for Confucian Studies(Secretariat of China Confucius Foundation)and taking academic advisers and members as the main body,it was establishedto thoroughly implement the requirements of the "14th Five-Year Plan for the Inheritance and Development of Confucianism at Nishan World Centerfor ConfucianStudies".Since its release in 2022, it has published fourteen significant worksinfour volumes. These key books bring together the latest academic achievements of contemporary Confucian studies experts and the representative viewpoints of the academic committee members of the Center. These books are of great significance for effectively promoting the creative transformation and innovative development offine traditional culture and accelerating the construction of a socialist cultural power.

Thereare three key booksinfourth volume of Nishan Series: The Institutional Dimension of Confucianismwritten by Gan Chunsong, deanof the School of Philosophy, professor and doctoral supervisor at Nankai University; Chinese Wisdomwritten by Guo Qiyong, a professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Philosophy at Wuhan University; and Speculative Records of Pre-Qin Confucianismwritten by Liao Mingchun, a professor and doctoral supervisor of the School of Humanities at Tsinghua University.