Dialogue on Chinese Culture

Author: Chen Yaonan
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: This book deconstructs Chinese culture through dialogues between Party A and Party B. "A" and "B" sometimes inspire each other and sometimes clash. The author designed this unique format to introduce readers to the splendid five-thousand-year tradition of Chinese culture while highlighting its key points and pros and cons from different perspectives. The ability to make a book as rich in content and broad in scope as this one so concise, easy to understand, and engaging is truly remarkable. It presents a magnificent picture of the development of Chinese culture and a deeply insightful work that organizes and explores the traditional Chinese culture. The author uses a dialogue format to deconstruct the rationale and evolution of various schools of thought in Chinese philosophy, such as Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, and Legalism, as well as their profound influence on Chinese culture and even social life, in a light-hearted and humorous style.