目前，全世界 “汉语热”方兴未艾。据统计，约有三千万人在学汉语。英汉对照《中国智慧故事》读者对象为：

	学汉语的外国人，如在各国孔子学院学习汉语的学生；
	在华的8万外国留学生；
	在华的商业人士；
	学汉语的各国华裔及其子女；
	学英语的中国人；
	对中国历史和古代智慧有兴趣的读者；
	政府对外机构以及个人购书者可将此书作为礼品，在奥运会和世博会时作为礼品赠给外宾；
	来华游客。

      本书是中国智慧的百科全书。不管读者属于哪一个族裔，来自什么文化背景，都会发现这是一本弥足珍贵的宝典，因为中国智慧是属于全人类的。通过本书，重新和重温中国智慧的精华，令我获益良深，满载而归。

                                                  ——前文化部部长、中国著名作家王蒙

        如果你把本书当作一本故事书来读，你会觉得它兴趣盎然，引人入胜。如果你把本书当作一本历史书来读，你会了解到亚洲光辉灿烂的过去。如果你把本书当作智慧书来读，你会获得启迪心智的灵感。

                                          ——《纽约时报》专栏作家、普立策奖获得者纪思道

      集三千年中国智慧于一身，融知识、娱乐和实用智慧于一体。

                                                                                               ——英文《中国日报》名誉主编朱英璜

 《中国智慧故事》将一个充满魅力的世界展现在读者面前。本书内容丰富，从治国之道到家教，从兵法到关系学，包罗万象。我相信阅读本书不但能学到很多东西，而且是一种快乐的享受。

                                                                       ——美国著名作家、哈佛大学东亚研究所学者谭若思

   Treat this as a story book, and you will be entertained; treat this as a history book, and you will learn the richness of Asia's past; treat this as a book of wisdom, and you will be inspired.

 Nicholas D. Kristof
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and
columnist for The New York Times

    In China the past is always present. Michael Tang in "The Book of Chinese Wisdom" brings China's past vividly before Western readers. He looks beyond China in recent times, to cast an eye back over the civilization that made China great before the rise of the West. 
     "The Book of Chinese Wisdom" opens a fascinating world of ideas and experience, from statecraft to family values, from warfare to human relationships, which I believe will delight and inspire many readers. 
     Read it to gain a longer and more philosophic perspective on China that we need. Read it so that anything we may do will be better done for knowing the past of China. Read it also to see why Chinese civilization has penetrated throughout Asia.

 Ross Terill
Research Fellow in East Asian Studies, Harvard University
and well-known author

       This is a wonder book for readers of any race or culture because the wisdom of China belongs to all mankind. I find it a truly enriching and rewarding experience to discover and rediscover the gems in the treasure trove of China's wisdom through this exceptional encyclopedic volume.

 Wang Meng
Former Minister of Culture of China
and well-known writer

Zhu Yinghuang
Editor-in-Chief  Emeritus, China Daily