Introduction to Wu Culture

Author: Wu Enpei / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: This book not only provides an overview of the two major sources of Wu culture but also analyzes the relationship between Wu culture and the core culture of the Yangtze River Delta. It discusses the connections between Wu culture and cities such as Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, and Suzhou. The book combines historical descriptions in chronological order with categorical analyses, covering areas such as social life, science and technology, education, academia, book printing and collection, literature, opera, calligraphy and painting, gardens, landscapes, religion, dialects, and folk customs. Within each category, it includes accounts of cultural figures, spanning from ancient times to the present day, with a rich and interconnected structure, complemented by illustrations. The book is well-rooted and rich in substance. In terms of a complete system, reliable data, a balanced approach to detail, rigorous structure, standardized citations, clear and fluent writing, and its advantages as an excellent textbook, this book embodies all of them. It is a scholarly and comprehensive textbook, as well as the most thorough and systematic discussion of Wu culture that the author has encountered to date.