Celebrated figure Zhang Boju: A Hundred Years of Culture in China Series

Author: Ren Fengxia
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: The cultural river is like the blood of a nation. Throughout history, the true inexhaustible driving force of any nation in the world has been its unique culture. If a nation's culture is cut off and its flow is severed, then that nation will fade away and become silent. In the 20th century, China underwent the most intense shocks and profound changes in its history. It inherited five thousand years of Chinese culture, resisting the destruction and devastation of social turmoil, the impact and shock of Western culture, and through twists and turns, it absorbed and integrated, transforming the old into the new. Its unique spiritual core has only grown stronger over time. A century is not far away, and the national culture lingers in the heart. The dilapidated ruins of the Old Summer Palace, the gentle ripples of the Weiming Lake, the rare treasures of the Palace Museum, the picturesque scenery of the gardens in Suzhou and Hangzhou, the ancient ruins scattered across the country, the former residences of famous scholars, the hesitation and confusion of martyrs in their twilight years, the odes and paintings of literati, the fragrant melodies of the opera houses, the inscriptions and calligraphy of collectors, the porcelain and silk on the stalls of antique dealers—all of these speak of a century of vicissitudes and carry forward the bloodline of the Chinese nation!