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Introduction to Chinese Culture

Cultural History, Arts, Festivals and Rituals

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Promotes cultural understanding of the rising power which is China

  • Offers a comprehensive guide to Chinese history and culture

  • Covers a range of Chinese traditions across the fields of medicine, health, music, folk customs and arts

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Cultural Progress

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 1-41
  3. Geography and Tourism

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 43-65
  4. Traditional Chinese Medicine and Chinese Materia Medica

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 67-91
  5. Music

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 93-112
  6. Arts and Crafts

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 113-131
  7. Astronomy and the Calendar

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 133-156
  8. Chinese Architecture and Gardens

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 157-180
  9. Clothing, Food, Housing and Transportation

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 181-203
  10. Customs and Etiquette

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 205-227
  11. Traditional Festivals

    • Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu
    Pages 229-251

About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, China

    Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu

About the editors

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 (Nanjing University, China) and a Master degree in Business Management from the University of Tübingen, Germany.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Introduction to Chinese Culture

  • Book Subtitle: Cultural History, Arts, Festivals and Rituals

  • Editors: Guobin Xu, Yanhui Chen, Lianhua Xu

  • Translated by: Kaiju Chen, Xiyuan Xiong, Wenquan Wu

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8156-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: South China University of Technology Press 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-8155-2Published: 09 April 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4080-2Published: 10 January 2019

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-8156-9Published: 28 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 251

  • Topics: History of China, Asian Culture, Asian Languages

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eBook USD 99.00
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Softcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 129.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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