Human Civilization Journey: Philosophical Reflections on Human Civilization (Vol. 1 & 2)

Author: Zhao Xinsan
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: This book is the profound impression I received from the renowned writer Zhao Xinsan's new work, "A Journey Through Human Civilization." Throughout the long journey of human civilization, the stumbling footsteps, the troubled souls, and the earth-shaking events can all be experienced through Zhao's highly dynamic and, allowing us to taste the joy and tragedy of human growth, and the drama and hard-won nature of everything that exists today. Indeed, as earthlings, we should be grateful to the great power of nature and the divine for the countless mysteries that gave birth to our planet—Earth. We should also take pride in life itself, this greatest creation of the divine. However, in the seven or eight thousand years since humanity has grown to what it is today, how many disasters and tragedies have humans brought to the earth and life? Perhaps we are no longer willing to ask these seemingly repetitive questions, but I believe that as long as humanity exists on Earth, such reflections will arise from time to time. It should be a timeless and ever-renewing question. In the early stages of writing this book, every conversation with Zhao would touch me deeply, and also resonate with me on such issues. From questioning the meaning of individual life to the meaning of the universe's existence, or how this infinite existence actually works—it has no beginning or end, no boundaries, is it beyond human understanding, or is it truly like this? Is there truly such a dramatic life phenomenon only on our Earth in the universe? Oh, not just dramatic, but rather majestic, endless, awe-inspiring, and earth-shaking—a long journey. Among the dozens of books Zhao has published, "A Journey Through Human Civilization" is one of the more substantial ones, and Zhao himself carefully selected over a thousand images for it. From the illustrations and text intertwined, we can feel Zhao's deep affection for human civilization. His emotionally charged and passionate writing deeply moved me, and it will undoubtedly move countless of his readers as well.