Overview
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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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
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