Understanding China: 100 Key Concepts (Chinese-English Edition)

Series

Understanding China: 100 Key Concepts (Chinese-English Edition)

ISBN

978-7-5213-5226-9

Publisher

FLTRP (Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press)

Pages

248

Size

170×230mm

To help international readers understand contemporary China through key Chinese cultural terms, this book selects 100 concepts related to philosophy, history, and life. Drawn from major projects on Chinese thought and traditional Chinese medicine, each term is explained bilingually with its basic meaning and connotation. As such, it serves as a key to the spiritual world of contemporary China, the Chinese nation, and overseas Chinese. Situated within the Yan Mountains-Great Wall cultural belt and adjacent to Beijing and Tianjin, Eastern Hebei forms an integral part of the West Liao River Civilization—one of the principal sources of Chinese culture. This book systematically explores the region’s cultural fabric through 134 key concepts spanning nine domains, including History and Culture, Great Wall Heritage, Folk Traditions, Food Culture, Jidong Literature, and Industrial Culture . Richly illustrated, it vividly presents the diverse cultural landscape of Eastern