China's Culture

Cover......Page 1
Editorial Board......Page 3
Copyright......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Introverted Cultural Characteristics......Page 12
Openness and Cultural Integration......Page 20
The Chinese Traditional Way of Thinking......Page 26
Three Major Open Periods of Chinese Thought......Page 33
Dominant Confucian Thought......Page 39
The Five Constant Virtues: The Virtues Upheld by the Chinese......Page 46
Ideal Personality and Realm of Life......Page 52
Method of Cultivating Morality to Gain Virtues......Page 56
Political Philosophy......Page 60
Political System and Reform......Page 65
Religions in a Worldly Regime......Page 67
Traditional Religious Concepts......Page 73
Religious Infl uence on Traditional Chinese Culture......Page 77
A Historic Period in China’s Economic Development......Page 86
Issues of Traditional Economic Models and Wealth Concepts......Page 90
Aspects Worth Learning from the Traditional Economic Life......Page 97
Cultural Meaning in Ordinary Customs......Page 102
Strong Sense of Confucian Culture......Page 107
Changing Customs......Page 109
Scientifi c and Technological Achievements of the Ancient World......Page 116
A Refl ection on the Limitations of China’s Scientifi c and Technological Development......Page 123
Changes in the Education System......Page 136
The Shortcomings and Defi ciencies of the Traditional Educational System......Page 148
Colorful Chinese Literature......Page 154
A Comparison of Chinese and Western Literature......Page 159
Unique Chinese Arts......Page 162
Index......Page 174