本书用英语编写，主要介绍中国文化的主要内容，勾勒中国文化的发展大势，不仅填补了该门课程教材的空白，其本身可说是“古为今用，洋为中用”的有益尝试，为汉语非母语的学生和读者提供了零距离接触中华文化，分享人类宝贵遗产的机会，这对于弘扬中华文化、促进中外文化交流、构建和谐世界都具有十分积极的意义。本书不仅可以作为高校中国传统文化课程的教材或参考书，而且对于所有对中国传统文化感兴趣并具有一定英语阅读能力的中外读者，都是一本很好的入门读物。
Preface Ⅰ
PrefaceⅡ
1 Ancient Chinese History
1.1 Earliest Period：From
Legends to Xia and Shang Dynasties
1.2 Zhou Dynasty(周朝)
1.3 Qin Dynasty(秦朝)：The
First Empire
1.4 I-tan Dynasty(汉朝)：Consolidation
of Empire
1.5 The Three Kingdom8，Jin，Southern
and Northern Dynasties(三国两晋南北朝)
1.6 Sui and Tang(隋唐)：Restoration
of Empire
1.7 Song Dynasty(宋朝)：A
Weak Empire
1.8 YuarrDynasty(元朝)：An
Empire with the Largest Territory
l.9 Ming Dynasty(明朝)
1.10 Qing Dynasty in Its Earlier Period(清朝前期)
2 Ancient Chinese Philosophy
2.l A Brief Introduction
2.2 Philosophy During the Pre-Qin Period
2.3 Philosophy From the Western Han Dynasty to the
Southem and Northern Dynasties
2.4 Philosophy During the Tang and Song Dynasties
2.5 Philosophy During the Ming and Qing Dynasties
3 Chinese Religions
3.1 Primitive and Ancient Religion
3.2 Chinese Buddhism
3.3 Taoism
3.4 Western Religions
4 Ancient Chinese Economic Thoughts and Business
Culture
4.1 Fundamental Economic Thought in Confucianism
4.2 The Economists：From
Ji Ran to Guan Zhong
4.3 Monopoly and Decentralization in The Debate on
Salt and Iron
4.4 Wang Anshi and the New Policies
4.5 Laisser—Faire and Its Chinese Origin—Wuwei
4.6 Taxation in Ancient China
4.7 State Monopoly in Ancient China
4.8 Social Rank of Merchants and Business Culture
in Ancient China
4.9 Ancient Chinese Currencies
4.10 Advertising in Ancient China
4.11 The God of Fortune
4.12 The Silk Road rSi chou zhi lu)
5 Chinese Literature
5.1 The Book ofSongs
5.2 Chi Ci
5.3 yue一Fu
5.4 Tang Poetry
5.5 Song Ci
5.6 The Yuan Variety Play
5.7 Ming and Qing Fiction
6 Chinese Language and Characters
6.1 A Brief Introduction to the Chinese Language
6.2 A Brief Introduction to Chinese Characters
6.3 aguwen
6.4 The Structure of Chinese Characters
6.5 Unique Characteristics of Chinese Characters
7 Chinese Calligraphy and Painting
7.1 Chinese Calligraphy
7.2 Chinese Painting
Appendix
Bibliorgraphy
Postscript
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