Chinese virtue

Author: Xin Shijie Press
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Publish Date: 2005-12-05
Features: What are the Chinese really like? How do foreigners perceive the Chinese? Although we don't need to change ourselves according to others' standards, we can examine and improve ourselves through their perspectives. This is a book written over 100 years ago by an American who lived in China for more than 20 years. Yet even today, we continue to show an increasing interest in it. Why? On one hand, it shows that the Chinese, who have been reluctant to study themselves, have gradually realized the extreme importance of self-awareness after repeated setbacks and lessons, and are now willing to study themselves. On the other hand, it also indicates that the various problems criticized in the book have not been fully addressed, and some have even worsened. So, what exactly did the author say, and do we really have such flaws? Please take a look in the book!
This is a groundbreaking work describing the virtues of the Chinese, written by an American missionary who lived in China for twenty-two years. On the fourteenth day before his death, Mr. Lu Xun published "A Record for Future Reference (III)" in which he wrote, "I still hope someone will bring out Smith's The Chinese Character for us. After reading it, we should reflect, analyze, understand which points are correct, reform, struggle, and work hard on ourselves, without seeking others' forgiveness or praise to prove what the Chinese are really like." Following Lu Xun's request, the translator overcame numerous difficulties to find the entire book and provided a detailed and insightful postscript. It was officially published in 1995 under the title The Chinese Character. Ten years later, Xin Shijie Press re-released it as The Virtues of the Chinese.