This volume presents the first translation into Russian of one of the classic monuments of ancient Chinese philosophical thought, which has an encyclopedic character. The introductory article belongs to the author of the translation, G. A. Tkachenko, who also compiled notes and a dictionary of basic terms. The publication also contains an Appendix - it includes G. A. Tkachenko’s translation of Lao Tzu’s treatise “Tao Te Ching” and his articles on Taoism.