DN DECEMBER 11, 1938 PEARL BUCK WAS FORMALLY awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The citation read: "For rich and truly epic descriptions of Chinese peasant life, and masterpieces of biography." In the Academy's judgment, the decisive factor was not only the admirable biographies of her parents, but her depiction of the Chinese peasa:1try. Her Chinese. novels are authentic in wealth of deta...

The article deduces the concept of self-education that had been advocated by Laozi, founder Taoism, in his philosophy on aesthetic education. From perspective philosophical thoughts, this analyzes inspiration and inheritance “aesthetic” Chinese traditional culture based self-education, discusses similarities between beauty, as well explores internal relationship feeling so enlightenment value e...

Abstract As China and the United States strive to be primary global leader in AI, their visions are coming into conflict. This is frequently painted as a fundamental clash of civilisations, with evidence based primarily around each country’s current political system present geopolitical tensions. However, such narrow view claims extrapolate future from an analysis momentary situation, ignoring ...

Plastic arts refer to the creation of visual static images with some substantial materials as well as methods, including architecture, sculpture, painting, industrial arts, design, calligraphy and seal cutting and so on. Due to the differences between the eastern and western cultures, plastic arts also display different characteristics. To be more specific, different geographical environments a...

Ancient Chinese texts present an area of enormous challenge and opportunity for humanities scholars interested in exploiting computational methods to assist in the development of new insights and interpretations of culturally significant materials. In this paper we describe a collaborative effort between Indiana University and Xi’an Jiaotong University to support exploration and interpretation ...

In China, the word, xin 心 (often translated as ‘heart’) is frequently used and its concept is central to Chinese culture. However, its meaning is not exactly the same as ‘heart’ in English. Using qigong as the context, this article aims to explore the meaning of xin as a cultural keyword in order to gain an indepth understanding of Chinese culture and knowledge within that cultural system. Qigo...