Lin Yutang, with one foot in Eastern and Western cultures

Author: Wang Zhaosheng
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This book explores the unique regional environment of Lin Yutang's hometown: the cultural atmosphere and the nurturing influence of his family environment, as well as his rich life experiences, introducing readers to the formation process of his cultural perspective of "two feet in Eastern and Western cultures." On this basis, the book comprehensively examines Lin Yutang's experiences and lessons in the practice of integrating and bridging Eastern and Western cultures from aspects such as daily life, emotional expression, life wisdom, cultural mediation, literary arts, and ideological beliefs. It points out that Lin Yutang believed both Eastern and Western cultures are "primordial" components of human culture, with "differences within similarities" and "similarities within differences," making them mutually communicable, integrable, and complementary. This can ultimately achieve the goal of building a healthier and more rational new human culture.