04284nam 22004453 450 991079922520332120240202112203.0981-9971-25-X(CKB)29551365900041(MiAaPQ)EBC31061685(Au-PeEL)EBL31061685(OCoLC)1417194278(EXLCZ)992955136590004120240113d2024 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe History of Chinese Civilization1st ed.Singapore :Springer,2024.©2023.1 online resource (192 pages)China Insights Series9789819971244 Intro -- Series Foreword -- Contents -- 1 Introduction: The Unique Path and Rich Connotation of Chinese Civilization -- 1.1 "Civilization" and "Chinese Civilization" -- 1.2 The Evolution of Chinese Civilization -- 1.3 Basic Characteristics and Contemporary Values of Chinese Civilization -- 2 Dawn of Civilization -- 2.1 The Origin of Agriculture -- 2.2 Unity in Diversity -- 2.3 Legends of Ancient History -- 3 The Xia-Shang-Zhou Civilization -- 3.1 Erlitou and Yinxu -- 3.2 Creating Rites and Music -- 3.3 Tianming (Heavenly Mandate) and Depei (Matching Heaven with Virtue) -- 3.4 The Institutional Reforms in the Various States -- 3.5 Various Schools of Thought and Their Exponents -- 3.6 Oracle Bone Script and Bronze Inscriptions -- 4 The Qin-Han Civilization -- 4.1 Qin Shi Huang Unified China by Annexing Six States -- 4.2 The Emperor Wu of Han with Great Talent and Bold Vision -- 4.3 Zhang Qian's Journey to the Western Regions -- 4.4 The Guangwu Restoration -- 4.5 History and Chinese Classical Studies -- 5 Wei-Jin-Northern and Southern Dynasties Civilization -- 5.1 The Nine-Rank System -- 5.2 Wei-Jin's Charming Manners -- 5.3 The Migration Wave and the Development of Jiangnan -- 5.4 Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei's Institutional Reform and the Fusion of the Ethnic Peoples in the North -- 6 The Sui-Tang Civilization -- 6.1 Sansheng Liubu and Keju -- 6.1.1 The Establishment of the Keju System -- 6.2 Good Government of Zhenguan -- 6.3 Tang Code and Rites of the Kaiyuan Era of the Great Tang -- 6.4 Chang'an, a World Metropolis, and the Eastern Asian Cultural Sphere with Tang as the Core -- 6.5 Tang Poetry -- 7 The Song-Yuan Civilization -- 7.1 China Run by Scholar-Officials -- 7.2 The Rise of Neo-Confucianism -- 7.3 Commercial Cities' Prosperity -- 7.4 Dadu of Yuan: Shaping the Center of a Unified Multi-ethnic State.7.5 Xingsheng: An Institutional Practice of Governing a Multi-ethnic State -- 7.6 A Brilliant Era of Cultural and Technological Prosperity -- 7.7 The Silk Road Connecting China to the World -- 8 The Ming-Qing Civilization -- 8.1 Zheng He's Voyages to the Western Seas -- 8.2 The Beginning of Globalization -- 8.3 The High Qing Era -- 8.4 Yangmingism and Kaoju -- 8.5 Yongle Dadian and Siku Quanshu -- 8.6 Four Great Classical Chinese Novels -- 8.7 Summary of Traditional Technology -- 9 Modern Chinese Civilization -- 9.1 Aggression of the Powers and the Civilization in Darkness -- 9.2 National Salvation and Hundred Days' Reform -- 9.3 Revolution of 1911 and Abdication of the Qing Emperor -- 9.4 New Culture Movement and the Enlightenment of Minds -- 9.5 Attempt and Failure of Republicanism -- 9.6 Introduction of Marxism and the Founding of the Communist Party of China -- 10 A New Chapter of Chinese Civilization -- 10.1 The Establishment of a New-Type State System -- 10.2 Pioneering the Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics -- 10.3 Remarkable Achievements in Developing Socialist Economy and Science and Technology -- 10.4 Chinese Civilization in the New Era.China Insights Series950Bu Xianqun1586099Yuan Haiwang1556353Liu Fei1062428MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910799225203321The History of Chinese Civilization3872367UNINA