《认知中国:中国文化概论》采撷了瑰丽多彩的中国文化宝库中的如下几部分进行论述。第1章介绍了中国的传统思想,中国的传统思想与价值观和中国人的行为准则,并介绍春秋时期、魏晋时期和明末清初这三个中国传统文明、思想发展的重要时期。第二章偏重于中国艺术的介绍,中国艺术呈现了中国人的心灵世界,显现了中国人的独特美感,成为展示中国人生命力和创造力的窗口,具有永恒的魅力。中国人将给予当做提升人生境界、慰藉心灵的媒介,艺术是中国人人生哲学的延伸。第三章是中国科学技术与教育的发展和对外交流,中国传统科学技术创造了辉煌的成就。*后一部分是中国的名胜古迹。中国是世界上*古老的文明国家之一,名胜古迹众多。徜徉在这些名山胜水之中,一方面可以领略中国的大好河山,另一方面也从中感悟中国博大精深的历史文化。
进入21世纪以来,随着全球化的发展,国家间相互依存日益加深,国际社会越来越关注中国,希望更多、更全面、更深入地了解中国文化。国家间的文化与教育相互交流日趋频繁,如何为留学生提供一本介绍中国文化的英文专著,成为本系列教材编写的初衷。作为新时代的中国教育工作者,应该有一种文化的自觉,为外国读者提供一种对中国文化新鲜的、有深度的认识,只有如此,才能照亮中国文化本来的面貌。
出于上述目的,本书采撷了瑰丽多彩的中国文化宝库中的如下几部分进行论述。第一章介绍了中国的传统思想,中国的传统思想与价值观和中国人的行为准则,并介绍春秋时期、魏晋时期和明末清初这三个中国传统文明、思想发展的重要时期。将引导学生对孔子的天人哲学,老子的无为哲学和孙子兵法等进行讨论与学习。第二章偏重于中国艺术的介绍,中国艺术呈现了中国人的心灵世界,显现了中国人的独特美感,成为展示中国人生命力和创造力的窗口,具有永恒的魅力。中国人将给予当做提升人生境界、慰藉心灵的媒介,艺术是中国人人生哲学的延伸。中国的艺术传统,是一部记载中国人生活品位和美感世界的活的图画,反映出中国人“用美的方式生活着”的优雅心态。此章将着重讲授中国的书法与绘画,雕刻、文学、建筑和京剧等。第三章是中国科学技术与教育的发展和对外交流,中国传统科学技术创造了辉煌的成就。自春秋到宋元,中国科学技术一直保持持续发展的势头,科学技术的发展是中国对世界的重大贡献,同时也是中国人民聪明才智的体现。此章将介绍中国古代重要的科技成就,如四大发明、都江堰水利工程等。中国的教育历史悠久,孔子是中国古代最著名的教育家,古代教育在中国文化中起着举足轻重的作用。此部分将对中国古代教育做简要介绍,并介绍中国科举制度及其影响。郑和下西洋及丝绸之路是中外文化交流史上的重要事件,也将在此部分展开讲解。最后一部分是中国的名胜古迹。中国是世界上最占老的文明国家之一,名胜古迹众多。徜徉在这些名山胜水之中,一方面可以领略中国的大好河山,另一方面也从中感悟中国博大精深的历史文化。
此教材的编写,借鉴了诸多关于中国文化探索的中英文专著和教材的重要成果,希望通过教学实施,使学生对中国文化有一定了解,接触中国文化的方方面面,不仅获得中国文化的表面知识,而且能感受到中华文明的精神内涵及中国精神的核心与价值,进而获取对中国文化的深度认知。
Chapter 1 Chinese Traditional Thought
Section 1 Chinese Thoughts and Wisdom
Section 2 Confucian Thought and the Philosophy of Confucianism9
Section 3 Laozi's Philosophy and the Daoist School
Section 4 Sunzi and The Art of War
Chapter 2 Art and Aesthetics
Section 1 Chinese Calligraphy and Painting
Section 2 Chinese Carving
Section 3 The Art of Pottery and Porcelain
Section 4 Chinese Language and Literature
Section 5 Architectural Beauty
Chapter 3 Science,Education, and International Exchange
Section 1 China's Four Great Inventions
Section 2 Technological Achievements of Ancient China
Section 3 The Development of Traditional Chinese Education
Section 4 The Silk Road and China's Exchange with the World
Section 5 Zheng He's Voyages to the West
Chapter 4 Scenic Spots and Historic Sites
Section 1 The Yellow River and the Yangtze River
Section 2 The Great Wall
Section 3 The Forbidden City
Section 4 The Terracotta Warriors
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When making a horizontal comparison of ancient Clunese inventions with the West, it could be argued that for over one thousand years, from the 2nd to the 15th century CE, China kept a position of leadership in almost all the fields of science and technology.In addition to the Four Great Inventions, which became the fathers of modem science in the West, China was also more advanced in the use of oil and
coal, metallurgy, shipbuilding, chemistry, and other areas, which were subsequently dominated by the West.
Ancient Chinese science and technology had their own developmental features,and made prominent achievements in astronomy, mathematics, agriculture,medicine, and other several aspects.
Ancient Chinese astronomy has a long history and accumulated a considerablewealth of information.From the Spring and Autunm Period to the early Qing Dynasty, astronomers of ancient China recorded about 1, 000 solar eclipses.Moreover, they also discovered dozens of new stars.In 1054, the Song Dynasty, the astronomers recorded the Taurus supemova explosion.These records had particularly important documentary value.China was also the world's first country to develop a satellite table. The star map was found in the Dunhuang Grottoes.This map recorded 1,350 stars and is the most comprehensive star map in human history before the 17th century.The Chinese calendar is also among the best in the world.The ancient quarter calendar was invented in the Warring States Period.It designated a tropical year of 3651/4 days, only 11 minutes less than the modern Gregorian calendar.Today, Cluna still uses lunar and solar calendars simultaneously.China's lunar calendar is actually a combination of the lunar and solar calendars which has contributed much to Chinese studies of astronomy, agriculture, medicine, and military affairs.
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