Comprehensive Overview of Chinese Traditional Culture · English-Chinese Version

Author: Yang Min / Wang Keqi / Wang Hengzhan (Editor-in-Chief)
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: The value of this book lies first and foremost in its pioneering role as a comprehensive bilingual (English-Chinese) work that fully expresses cultural content. Language is the carrier of culture, and it is extremely difficult to use foreign language to articulate one's own culture. The greatest challenge lies in the fact that there are countless Chinese cultural terms, yet their corresponding English terms are scarce. How to address the issue of lexical deficit? How can equivalence in meaning, cultural equivalence, and communicative function be reflected in cultural-themed texts for international promotion? The value of this book also lies in providing an effective pathway for domestic readers to enhance their cultural literacy and bilingual (English-Chinese) capabilities. In recent years, many English translations of Chinese literary masterpieces have been published domestically, but unfortunately, as far as the author knows, bilingual books on Chinese culture are few and far between. On the other hand, many students, while diligently studying English and Western culture, have overlooked the improvement of their Chinese reading and writing skills and the cultivation of their own national cultural, risking neglecting both sides. The publication of this book can not only assist them in learning English and improving their Chinese but also create conditions for cultivating their cultural literacy. Most importantly, the publication of this book perfectly meets the practical needs of global cultural development in the new era. At the dawn of the 21st century, the world is an era of surging globalization, cultural diversification, and individualized needs, making it also an era that calls for the spread of Chinese culture to the world. Without a doubt, the glorious achievements of traditional Chinese culture are one of the cornerstones of global multiculturalism. The prosperity of Chinese culture depends on the exchange and complementarity of foreign cultures, while the vibrant development of global multiculturalism is even more inseparable from the dissemination and participation of Chinese culture. The publication of this book perfectly serves as a positive catalyst for disseminating traditional Chinese culture and promoting the integration and development of multiculturalism in the new era.