This book is a re-edition of the outstanding monument of Chinese literature - “Lezi”. First published in Russian in 1967, it has long become a bibliographic rarity. Unique translation by L.D. Pozdnevoy is noted not only for his deep understanding of the original language, but also for his extraordinary literary skill. The reader will become acquainted with the vivid images of Taoist parables, monologues, conversations, the protagonists of which were, along with historical ones, mythical, legendary, fairy-tale characters. Anyone who is partial to Chinese culture will greatly enjoy interacting with Chinese classical thought, the unique language and the depth of the text. But those who are passionate about religious and philosophical topics will learn a lot of new things from the paradoxical, mysterious, ambiguous works of Chinese thinkers. Created in the 1st millennium BC, this cultural monument conveys to us the ideas of the ancients about time, fate, space, government, creativity, knowledge and inspiration...