Wu (无) is regarded as the original source or ontological existence of the world in classical Chinese thinking. Laozi claimed that “you (有) is born out of wu.” This concept was further developed by He Yan（？-249）, Wang Bi（226-249）, and other thinkers of the Wei and Jin dynasties, who maintained that heaven, earth, and all things in the world …
Family-state referred to the land owned by feudal lords and officials in ancient China. The land of a feudal lord was called “state” and the land of an official was called “family.” In ancient China, family, clan and country shared common structural features, all founded on the basis of blood relationships. This is the so-called “commensurabili…
This concept refers to writing ci poems in the same way as writing prose. This is manifest in the inclusion of arguments, narratives, allusions, and ancient syntax in ci poems, which deviates from the ci poems style of focusing on one’s emotions and mood and rhythmic harmony. Many of Su Shi’s (1037-1101) ci poems include titles and prefaces that h…
The purposes of the Project are to select the concepts in Chinese culture and thought that reflect the characteristics of the country's traditional culture and the Chinese people's way of thinking, and that embody the core values of China.
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