Ji Xianlin on Sino-Indian Cultural Exchange

Author: Ji Xianlin
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: There are four great ancient civilizations in the world, and China and India together account for half of them. Humanity has created a total of four major cultural systems, with China and India each holding one, and together they can be said to account for half of the treasure trove of human culture. The two great cultural systems of China and India have each formed their own cultural circles and have made positive contributions to humanity. These two great cultural systems hold a unique position in the world and possess value. They are rich in content and dazzling in brilliance, with origins as early, duration as long, coverage as extensive, vitality as strong, categories as diverse, and influence as great as rarely seen in the world. Between the two cultural circles, there is mutual learning and influence, which further promotes the development of each other's cultures. Indeed, cultural exchange can drive the progress of human society.