China as an important source of human civilization had given birth to brilliant ancient science and technology and led the world in most of the history of world civilization, and till the mid-19th century its economy was the largest in the world. The development of science and technology in ancient China waased on the observation and study of the human body, the objective world, the heavens, and the earth, which led to the concept of "Integration of nature and man," The achievements nourished Chinese culture and civilization, and contributed greatly to mankind. Ancient Chinese inventions and discoveries are rich and numerous.
Peking Opera, known as Jing Ju (Capital Opera), has a history of more than 200 years. Because of its patronage by the ruling Qing,or Manchu, dynasty, Peking Opera grew from a local folk art .to the standard bearer of theatrical art. It attained the prominent status of Guo Ju or National Opera of China. After the Qing Dynasty was overthrown in 1911, Peking Opera continued to gain popularity not only with the upper classes but also with students and intellectuals. By the 1920s, it had developed into a splendid art form and a popular means-of entertainment as well. In the capital alone, numerous theaters were established solely for op- era performances,and there were at least, three academies for training young performers and several pr0fess!onal opera troupes that performed every week.
This selection of Lu xun's works includes stories,prose poems,reminiscences,polemical writing and essays dealing with many aspects of life and letters.It prises four volumes,the last three of which contain selected essays.
毛泽东诗词的广泛传播，与其诗词本身所具有的博大的思想内容、豪迈的气势和永恒的艺术魅力分不开。毛泽东诗词反映了中国革命和建设的历程，用艺术的手法反映了时代的最强音，具有史诗性，是毛泽东思想的组成部分；毛泽东诗词反映毛泽东豪迈、雄奇的精神世界，具有强烈的个性色彩，是毛泽东研究的一个重要组成部分，最有体现毛泽东的个性特点；毛泽东诗词是人生的教科书和座右铭。每一个中国人，除了唐诗宋词以外，恐怕都会背出几句毛泽东的诗词名句；毛泽东诗词不仅有丰富的哲理内涵，更有饱满的美学内涵，以其内容的博大精深和艺术的蕴藉，赢得了人们的广泛赞誉；毛泽东诗词用旧体诗歌的形式反映现代生活，改变了新旧体诗词对立的局面，在当代诗歌发展史上具有重要的地位。
This short history deals with Chinese literature from the earliest days to the May the Fourth Movement of 1919, giving a brief introduction to classical Chinese literature and a general survey of the chief writers and their most important works. The development of Chinese literature since the May the Fourth Movement will be covered in a forthing publication, "A Short History of Modern Chinese Literature."
This book aims to explore Chinese philosophical characteristics of different philosophers in various periods, and distinguish "Chinese philosophical sensibility" motivating their thoughts. In doing so, the author employs Westernphilosophical categories to descdbe different issues in the history of philosophy: Chinese political philosophy in pre-Qin era, Chinese metaphysics from Hanto Tang Dynasties, Chinese epistemology from Song to Ming Dynasties, and modern Chinese-Western parative philosophy. The author provides readers with a clear conception of Chinese philosophical sensibility and its evolution throughout history.
