Xu / Chen Introduction to Chinese Culture

Cultural History, Arts, Festivals and Rituals
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-981-10-8156-9
Verlag: Springer Singapore
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 251 Seiten, eBook

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Promoting cultural understanding in a globalized world, this text is a key tool for students interested in understanding the fundamentals of Chinese culture. Written by a team of experts in their fields, it offers a comprehensive and detailed introduction to Chinese culture and addresses the fundamentals of Chinese cultural and social development. It notably considers Chinese traditional culture, medicine, arts and crafts, folk customs, rituals and etiquette, and is a key read for scholars and students in Chinese Culture, History and Language.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Xu, Guobin

Chen, Yanhui

Xu, Lianhua

Weitere Mitwirkende

Chen, Kaiju

Xiong, Xiyuan

Wu, Wenquan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Cultural Progress.- 2. Geography and Tourism.- 3. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Materia Medica. - 4. Music.- 5. Arts and Crafts.- 6. Astronomy and the Calendar.- 7. Chinese Architecture and Gardens.- 8. Clothing, Food, Housing and Transportation.- 9. Customs and Etiquette.- 10. Traditional Festivals.

Über Autor(innen)

Guobin Xu is Professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China. His research interests focus on higher education administration, cultural quality education, and mental health education.Yanhui Chen is Professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China. His research interests include ancient Chinese literature and cultural studies.Lianhua Xu is the Editor of the Journal of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China.Kaiju Chen is Professor at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China. His major research interests include cultural studies, philosophy of culture, education, and translation.Xiyuan Xiong is a Lecturer in English Language and Literature as well as editor at Sun Yat-sen University Press. His chief research interests include translation studies (mainly in Chinese translation history and translation criticism) and cultural studies.Wenquan Wu has an M.A. in Translations Studies (NanjingUniversity, China) and a Master degree in Business Management from the University of Tübingen, Germany.