My Way of Looking at the Second Phase of Chinese Civilization

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" ", " " " " " " , " " Synopsis: What follows are the fifty angles from which issues concerning the second phase of Chinese civilization are examined by the author Xie Xuanjun: mythology, religion, philosophy, politics, system of imperial examination, science and technology, agriculture, architecture, palace chambers, daily life, gardens, costumes, Taoism, Nestorianism, idealist Confucian philosophy of the Song and Ming Dynasties, reference books, poetical meter, music, painting, sculpture, Buddhist poetry, metaphysical poetry, pastoral poetry, scenic poetry, rhythmical prose characterized by parallelism, phonology, literature in the vernacular, modern Chinese, disyllabic words, wood-block printing, experiences in a fallen country, Japanese aggression, the Mongolian conquest, etc.