Description
This book originally served as lecture notes by Mr. Lü Simian during his
tenure as a university professor. The content is characterized by scientific rigor,
breadth, and unique insights, with well-organized and clear viewpoints. Written in a
straightforward and accessible style, it is highly readable and has been well-received
by the academic community, making it a rare classic in the study of Chinese cultural
history. The book is divided into eighteen sections: marriage, clan system, political
system, classes, property, official system, elections, taxation, military system, criminal
law, industry, currency, clothing and food, dwelling and transportation, education,
Chinese language, academy, and religion.
Despite being published over half a century ago, this book remains a vibrant
example of the dynamic integration of scholarly rigor and popular accessibility within
its field. Its historical significance is unparalleled. For readers seeking to understand
their national culture, this book is an extremely enlightening guide to Chinese culture.
TIAN Haiqing (1981-), female, born in Shandong Province China. She received
her Ph.D. in Semiotics and Cultural Studies from Shinawatra University in Thailand
in 2023 and worked as a lecturer at School of Foreign Languages Dezhou University
and as a researcher at School of Liberal Arts Shinawatra University.
She hosted and participated in ten projects and published one book and more
than 20 pieces of paper including the “Belt and Road” and culture. In addition, she
is an external expert in Sage Open et al. and a member in Chinese Association for
Language and Semiotics Studies.
ZHU Lili is a Lecturer in the School of Foreign Languages at Dezhou
University. She received the Master of Arts. Her research direction is applied
linguistics. She published essays: “The Influence of American Individualism
on American Society” , “The Comparative Study of the Foramalism and
Structuralism”, “A Study of Syntactic Transfer in Relative Clause Leaning of
Chinese College English Majors”, “Analysis of the Autonomy of College English
Classroom Teachers Based on the Curriculum Creation Field of View” etc
CHENG Fumei, a lecturer with a master’s degree, has been in charge of courses
such as Comprehensive English, English Public Speech and Debate, etc., won the
title of “The Excellent Teacher” and awards in school teaching competitions
and teaching designs several times, and participated in multiple school-level and
provincial-level teaching projects
