Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture

Prevailing Features

Qixiang (气象), originally a term about the general state of scenery and physical objects in nature, also refers to the prevailing features of a society in a given period of time. This description carries the meaning of great appeal and impact as well as scenery and objects. When applied to art, it refers to the overall style and appeal in a piece o…

The Fundamental Calculation

This refers to the fundamental oracular calculation. The term “fundamental calculation,” which is from The Book of Changes, refers to the procedure for creating hexagrams by using fifty yarrow stalks. The diviner would repeatedly combine and separate groups of yarrow stalks according to a set of rules. The changes in the numbers of the stalks were…

Fighting a War with a Moral Justification

To wage a war, one must have a legitimate cause, just as we ought to have such a reason in doing all things. The term has two meanings. The first is that moral justification is a source of strength when waging a war. With moral justification, the troops will have high morale and strength in fighting. Without it, it would be difficult to command the …

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: 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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