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New Discussion on Socialist Democracy with Chinese Characteristics
Zhiwen DUANThis book makes a systematic and in-depth study on socialist democracy with Chinese characteristics, reveals historic process of its logical evolution, analyzes its features and advantages, explores current new situation and topics, handles new planning and strategic framework, expounds the supporting system, and explores its future influence under the backgroun......
Frontiers of Studies on Ancient Chinese Philosophy Written in English
Sixin DINGThis book makes an overall and systematic summary and comment on studies on ancient Chinese philosophy written English over the past 20 years, attaching great importance on works of researchers who are used to English thoughts for a long term. At the same time, it also briefly introduced the history and background of western Sinology on related topics and proble......
The Social Brain: The Formation and Evolution of Wisdom Sharing System
Weizhi ZHANGOff-site economic civilization (also known as data civilization) is a new civilization different from natural economic civilization (aka farming civilization) and market economic civilization (aka industrial civilization) emerging under the influence of social reform triggered by intelligent technology integration. Theories related to social order, such as contr......
Journey to Re-enchantment: An Alternative History of Ancient Chinese Art
Xinghui PANThis book is akin to Midnight in Paris directed by Woody Allen. The author creates a college student and an imaginary ceramic lady. Together they travel through time, come across several key figures in Chinese art history and take part in many important events in person. On the basis of precise textural research and a great deal of references, the author traces ......
Ornamental Patterns from Ancient Chinese Textiles Mounting Silks: Mounting Brocades
Feng ZHAOOne of the products of ancient Chinese culture, mounting of calligraphy works and paintings is a special decoration craft deriving from traditional calligraphy and painting art. Despite being a subsidiary part, it also bears historical, artistic, and humanistic information just like calligraphy and painting. It has kept developing and enriching over more than 1,......
Fu Shen’s Twelve Lectures on the History and Connoisseurship of Calligraphy & Painting
Fu ShenProfessor Fu Shen gave 12 lectures on the history and connoisseurship of traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting at Xixi Campus, Zhejiang University from March to April 2015. This book is the collection of all his 12 lectures.