This dictionary contains nearly 1500 entries and constitutes a core of essential knowledge on Chinese culture in a systematized and modernized form. It offers a professional yet highly readable introduction to Chinese culture for a global academic audience. Organized by subject and keyword, the book is divided into six sections: philosophy and ideology, social governance, literature and history, art and aesthetics, humanities and geography, and artefacts and technology. It contains both core knowledge and diversified information, while covering both historical and contemporary aspects.
The target audience chiefly includes general readers of Chinese culture as well as sinologists and translators of Chinese books. The dictionary provides the latest information on the full range of Chinese knowledge, an accurate interpretation of Chinese culture, a logically arranged and accessible reference framework and a panoramic experience across the breadth of the subject. It enables readers to grasp the patterns of Chinese culture and its knowledge systems, while also gaining a deeper understanding of contemporary Chinese life.
Xu Baofeng PhD in Literature, Professor at Beijing Language and Culture University, PhD supervisor. He is a national expert in philosophy and social sciences with outstanding contributions and is also one of the Beijing Excellent Young Scientist. Currently, he serves as the Dean of the Belt and Road Academy at Beijing Language and Culture University, Dean of the College of Sinology and Chinese Studies, Director of theWorld Sinology Center, and Convener of theWorld Council of Sinologists. He has been engaged in the teaching and research of overseas Sinology, Chinese culture and poetics, Confucian ethics, and philosophy for a long time, and has published five monographs, named “Confucian Literary Thought in Liji,” “Chinese Literature Studies in North America,” “China-Centered Sinology in Literary Theory,” etc. He has also edited four books: “A Guide to the Works of Contemporary Chinese Writers,” “Contextual Dictionary of Chinese Cultural Knowledge,” “Research Report on the Overseas Dissemination of Chinese Contemporary Film and Television Works,” and “Research Report on the Overseas Dissemination of Chinese Contemporary Literary Works.” He has published more than 30 academic papers and presided over 4 National Projects and 6 Provincial and Ministerial Projects.
