China has an ancient civilization with a very long history. Understanding its olely through the study of documents is clearly inadequate. A wealth of objects and remains has been preserved on China's vast territory and underground; much of which has been collected and is exhibited in various kinds of museums. This raw material of history can, in a certain sense, be considered more valuable for our understanding of the past of China than documents and historical records. Among the sixty-one museums selected for this book, many have been designated as key protected cultural sites by China. Some have been included in the UNESCO List of World Cultural Heritage Sites. We hope that this volume can serve visitors as a guide to understanding these museums.
China is the homeland of tea, taking a leading position in the planting, producing and drinking of tea. Because of their different producing techniques, Chinese tea is divided into six major types-green tea, black tea, oolong tea, dark tea, yellow tea and white tea. Some people say that green tea, simple and light, stands for the scholasticity of south China; black tea, mild and reserved, is quite ladylike; oolong tea, warm and persistent, resembles the perseverance of gymnosophists; dark tea, with lingering aftertaste, symbolizes the wisdom of the elderly, and so on and so forth.
China is one of the earliest ancient civilizations in the world. Chinese civilization is the only ancient civilization in humanhistory without any interruption. This book outlines the developmenttrajectory of Chinese history, represents the demeanor andcharacteristics of Chinese civilization and interprets the secrecy ofthe continuity and rejuvenation of the densely populated ancientcivilization after several thousand years of vicissitudes.
本书为中国传统文化精粹书系中的一本。宋词韵律优美，意境幽远，意味深长，具有独特的魅力。本书精选部分宋词，英汉对照，注有拼音，并用宋代的艺术绘画与之相配，相得益彰，形成了中国诗歌与绘画艺术的优良传统，反映了在华民族独特的审美理想和文化精神，它将成为未来诗画艺术创作与鉴赏的典范，向世界读者展示中华民族的诗画交融的独特艺术成就，让世界读者共享宋词与宋画之美。
本书为中国传统文化精粹书系中的一本。宋词韵律优美，意境幽远，意味深长，具有独特的魅力。本书精选部分宋词，英汉对照，注有拼音，并用宋代的艺术绘画与之相配，相得益彰，形成了中国诗歌与绘画艺术的优良传统，反映了在华民族独特的审美理想和文化精神，它将成为未来诗画艺术创作与鉴赏的典范，向世界读者展示中华民族的诗画交融的独特艺术成就，让世界读者共享宋词与宋画之美。
Chinese literature, spanning over three thousand years, has well shaped the splendid and profound cultural identity of the Chinese people. Chinese literature is of immediate practical use from its source. It concerns human relationships and everyday life as well as political education. Moreover, it is closely related with the spiritual life of the people. The Chinese people strive for the harmony of man:with nature, firmly believing that the foundation of human relationships and everyday life is in communion with the heavenly principles. What the geniuses in the field of literature aspire to know and concern themselves with are the whole universe, history, and the bitter sorrow of the common people. All these are the great splendors in the tradition of Chinese literature.
Wushu, the Chinese martial art form known as kungfu in the West, embodies the national traditional culture in martial art form and also reflects the self-defense and health practices of Chinese people. The core philosophy of Wushu is drawn from the Confucius principle of physical and mental integration combined with neutralization; the Taoist principle of dynamic balance; the Buddhist principle of showing cultural syncretism of Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism in China; and the Eastern theory, which believes man is an integral part of nature.
这是一本关于中国东西的图文书。 117个富有特色的日常中国东西是本书不分先后的主角，每一个东西都代表着中国*真实的一个细节；通过对极具中国特色的日常东西的客观描述，用纯粹的物化方式去反映、去记录中国东西与中国人、中国社会之间的关系，那些日常东西以及其背后的时代印迹的汇聚恰恰构成了中国生活*为真实的模样；这本书是逝去的和即将逝去的时代*独特的纪念。 Chinese Stuff shows the modern and conventional tools and devices people use in their everyday life. With this book, the readers can reflect on and get to know China s unique and often amusing way of life. It is through this book that we come to understand how Chinese people live and adapt to this rapidly changing world. This album contains more than 100 items, which are so common in the daily life of Chinese people that they usually call little attention. But when people observe them from a cultural perspec
The author believes that ancient Chinese myths and legends were gradually formed on the basis of those of the Huaxia (Han) and by absorbing from the Dongyi (ancient eastern tribes) and the Miaoman (ancient Southern tribes).The author sorted materials from various ancient Chinese books and records,and arranged the myths in order to aid readers' appreciation of the materials.In some chapters, he compares Chinese myths with western ones (especiallythe Greek). Full of fascinating material sand lucidly written, this book enables readers to enjoy the charm of Chinese myths and legends as well understand the spirit of traditional Chinese culture. In addition to the main Chinese traditions, the author includes reference to less well-known but equally fascinating stories.
《诗经手绘图谱植物卷》《诗经手绘图谱动物卷》两册，以冈元凤纂辑《毛诗品物图考》所出先后顺序为序，分草、木、虫、鱼、鸟、兽卷，每卷所列物种以《诗经》篇目先后为序，加以常识性注解，并对原诗稍作简析，同时对照收录细井徇《诗经名物图解》所绘制相关物种图片，对比铺陈，凡四百余幅图片，方便读者一一对应，格物致知。
Chinese Furniture is an outstanding representative of the Chinese arts. It has the bright feature of oriental arts and is honored as a pearl in oriental arts. As for the uniquefeature of Chinese furniture， some say it can completely give full play to the inborn nature of wood and display the beauty of the texture of wood. Some say it has perfect artistic shape. Its lines are delicate， easy and smooth and its structure reasonable and elegant. Some say its producing technique is superb， tenon and mortise precise and decorations elegant. Some say it has long historical grace， elegant artistic style and colorful charm...
