National character, that is, the common character of a country's people, including psychology, values, ways of thinking, spiritual characteristics and so on. Intensive reading of these five books selected by Jun will help you understand China people and China culture more truly and comprehensively.
About the author: Fei Xiaotong, a famous sociologist in modern China, is one of the founders of sociology and anthropology in China.
Content abstract: The author of Native China theoretically summarizes and analyzes the main features of the grass-roots society in China with popular and concise language, and comprehensively shows the face of the grass-roots society in China.
Highlight: You can feel the strong local flavor throughout the book. Following the author's thinking, we can get a glimpse of the grass-roots society in China. Although times have changed, the author's perspective and method of observing society are still full of vitality and worth learning. About the author: Liang Shuming, a famous thinker, philosopher and educator in modern times, is also a practitioner of social change and spares no effort to promote rural construction. Known as "the last Confucian in China".
Abstract: This book first compares the different cultural traditions and lifestyles of China and westerners from the perspective of group (collective) life, and then puts forward the important conclusion that China society is an ethical society, and points out the ways to organize the society with ethics and realize the social transformation in China according to the in-depth investigation of China religion.
Highlight: This book combines cultural, historical, economic and political factors, analyzes the cultural characteristics of China, and tells you what China culture is and why Chinese and Western cultures are different. About the author: Peter Hessler, Chinese name He Wei, used to be a Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker and a media writer for National Geographic magazine.
Content Abstract: This book tells the story of driving around Chinese mainland. Explore China, explore the economy, trace the source of development, and explore the individual's response to change. It is the finale of the documentary trilogy "Author China".
Highlight: China Trilogy is similar to Jia's Hometown Trilogy, both of which are representative works of realism. We can read about China in this American book. About the author: Sun Longji, who graduated from the History Department of Taiwan Province Provincial University, is currently teaching at Memphis University, Tennessee, USA.
Content abstract: The Deep Structure of China Culture actually discusses what factors influenced the individuals and society in China in the 20th century. "Benevolent people are also people." The psychological structure of many people has been influenced by Confucianism, and the lack of autonomy of China people is one of them.
Recommended reason: This book is not to list the bad habits of people in this nation, and then put forward a cliche. It gives people a strong feeling of wanting to get rid of it in the deep, so as to achieve the far-reaching appeal of cultural criticism. About the author: Lin Yutang is a famous scholar, writer and linguist in modern China. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twice and has been writing and writing all his life.
Content abstract: With frank and humorous style and wise language, the book tells the morality, mental state and yearning of China people, as well as the social, literary and life interests of China.
Highlight: This book gives a wonderful exposition of China people's personality, mind, ideals, life, politics, society and art, and makes a corresponding extensive and in-depth comparison with westerners' personality, ideals and life. Full of humanistic care and reflection on China's humanity.
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