Book Review

The Chinese Culture Reader, written by Ye Lang and Zhu Liangzhi of Peking University, is a book to show the spiritual connotation and state of Chinese culture to the world at the time of the Beijing Olympic Games. It is also a major road for us to understand Chinese culture. Reading this book is refreshing. In other words, it not only gives people a sense of deja vu, because it is the interpretation of the Chinese culture around our work and life; It also provides us with a new perspective to review Chinese traditional culture. After reading it, we can't help but feel that our traditional culture is so meticulous, so beautiful and exquisite, and so closely related to our ancient working life. It can be said that through this book, we can peep into the inner energy of Chinese culture and our own living spiritual world, cultural temperament, life stance, aesthetic taste.The author of the book believes that only in-depth knowledge can illuminate the original face of Chinese culture. For example, in the process of the Temple of Heaven, no matter its construction style or function, it contains the idea that Chinese philosophers and thinkers regard heaven as the source of endless creation of life, which reflects the Chinese people's view of worship and reverence for heaven, and also reflects the origin of Chinese traditional political culture. That is, the harmony between man and nature is always the greatest fantasy in the heart of the Chinese people. Zhouyi promoted from the Qiankun gua the spirit of "Heaven is vigorous, man is always striving for self-improvement: the terrain is earthly, the gentleman is carrying things with kindness". Among them, "Strive to be strong, carry things with kindness" is the two aphorisms that Chinese people have observed from generation to generation. On the one hand, it emphasizes having the spirit of vigorous and enterprising, on the other hand, it emphasizes being generous and tolerant, daring to bear the burden like heaven and earth. This forms the basic characteristics of Chinese culture and determines the creation and communication in Chinese culture. For example, the Four Great Creations, the Tang Dynasty, the Great Wall and poetry are the embodiment of this spirit.