Key Concepts in Chinese Thought and Culture

Principle for the Application of Rules and Norms

This is a principle for the application of rules and norms, first cited in The Great Learning, a section ofThe Book of Rites. The Book advocates the use of xieju by administrators in governance when dealing with people. Xie (絜) originally meant a string used for measuring the circumference of an object, while ju (矩) was a square used for drawing s…

Refreshing Words and Exquisite Expressions

This term refers to verses original in theme, sincere in feeling, distinctive in image, and refreshing in diction. “Refreshing” stands opposed to ornate phrases and excessive literary quotations, and indicates both fresh and natural expressions as well as elegant style and subtle aesthetic conception. What “exquisite” indicates is not that the w…

For One’s Own Sake

Think in terms of oneself. This is the fundamental concept of Yang Zhu of the Warring States Period. He felt that to oneself, the most important things were one’s body and one’s life. Hence the main consideration in “for one’s own sake”is how to protect one’s body and life. In Yang Zhu’s opinion, people should observe the principle of acting …

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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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