Social History of Chinese Society

Author: Zhuang Huafeng
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book consists of twelve chapters, covering topics such as dietary life, clothing customs, architecture and residential life, travel and transportation life, marital life, birth and death rituals, health care practices, funeral customs, production and occupational life, social customs and festival traditions, entertainment life and customs, and belief practices. It comprehensively explains the social lifestyles and collective phenomena with universal significance in Chinese history. The book analyzes their origins, distinguishes their developments, narrates their processes, and describes their outcomes, thereby examining the interactive relationship between the evolution of social lifestyles and the inheritance of folk customs. It also explores the formal evolution of people's social life concepts and behavioral patterns. Through these efforts, the book constructs a theoretical system and knowledge framework for the history of Chinese social life. The content is rich, covers a broad scope, presents arguments in a straightforward manner, and offers innovative insights, making it academically rigorous. Additionally, the writing is concise and fluent, with an accessible and engaging narrative style.