The Confucian Canon Project is the largest basic cultural construction project that systematically organizes Confucian classics in China and abroad since 1949. The project relies on the profound academic prowess and cultural heritage of Peking University. Nearly 500 scholars from about 100 universities/institutions in China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam are dedicated to the systematic collation and research of Confucian literature. With academic vision and technical means, we have achieved significant results in textual collation, punctuation and digitization, compiling the collection of Confucian classics into an independent document system.

The Confucian Canon Project has been implemented by two steps. The early results of the "Essence" contain the most influential and representative Confucian literature in Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese history. As a series, it has been compiled into 339 volumes. In the second phase, we will continue to expand the size of literature, and the grand total will be more than 3,000 (including the "Essence").

The implementation of the Confucian Canon Project represents China's new era of re-understanding Chinese traditional culture. It is also a great opportunity for scholars from different countries/regions to promote multiculturalism by working together to organize and think about Confucian classics, thereby strengthening mutual understanding and respect.