Wu guo yu wu min
By: Lin Yutang zhu ; Huang Jiade yi
Contributors: Huang, Jiade
Edition: Di 1 ban
Publisher: Shanxi shi fan da xue chu ban she
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Xi'an
Language: chi
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9787561334409
Subjects: Social life and customs; Chinese National characteristics; Chinese language; Reading materials; Sui bi; Yan jiu; Zuo pin ji; Social conditions; Civilization; China; Chinese literature; Min zu xing; Civilisation; Manners and customs; Chinese language text
Work titles: My country and my people
Description: This classic gives a unique and sweeping insight into life in China, and in particular the differences between China and the West. Chapters: The Chinese People and Their Origins, The Chinese Character, The Chinese Mind, Chinese Ideals and Religion, Woman's Life, Social and Political Life, Literature, Art and Architecture, The Pleasures of Life, Home and Garden, Eating and Drinking, The End of Life, The Search for Leadership, and The Way Out. The Author: Lin Yutang was a born into a Christian family, and after choosing Taoism and Buddhism returned to Christianity. He we was educated at Harvard, and lived most of his life in America, primarily a writer and translator. His translations of Chinese texts were popular in America. His wife, (Lin TsuiFeng) was a cookbook author who popularized Chinese cooking in America.
Notes: Text in simplified Chinese characters.