Insights into Chinese Culture

Featuring the distinctive heights of Chinese culture, this book presents the readers with authors' insights into the concepts and passions of the Chinese nation over the past 5,000 years. On reading through this historical range of remarkable creativity and flair for innovation, still evident today in living artistic masterpieces and folk traditions, the readers interested in the Chinese culture will soon acquire a better understanding of the cultural character, life views, aesthetic pursuits and national spirit of the Chinese people, through every work of art or architecture, a fascinating story or legend Ye Lang, Professor of Philosophy at Peking University. He is active in his research field, and serves as director of the Fine Arts Studies and Education Research Center of Peking University, president of the Beijing Philosophy Society, to name only a few. His works include Beauty in Imagery, Elements of Aesthetics, An Outline of the History of Chinese Aesthetics, and Aesthetics in Chinese Novels. Zhu Liangzhi, Professor of Philosophy at Peking University. He serves as deputy director of the Fine Arts Studies and Education Research Center of Peking University. His works include Ten Lectures on Chinese Art Theory, The World of Traditional Chinese Painting, Research on Shi Tao, Research on Badashanren, and 15 Lectures on Chinese Aesthetics.