The term refers to charm inherent in an inspiration, or charm created when the object or scene depicted in a poem is appreciated. It is a type of aesthetic enjoyment contained in a poem which is gained through the reader’s act of appreciation. In Canglang’s Criticism of Poetry, Yan Yu（？-1264）, a poetry critic of the Southern Song Dynasty, voice…
This concept places importance on the unity of national ideology and law. It was put forward by Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC) of the Western Han Dynasty as an underlying theme of The Spring and Autumn Annals. In his view, the state needs a uniform legal system, but to achieve such unity, different schools of thought must be unified first. Without a un…
Tianxiang (天象) signifies the various phenomena appearing in the sky, with xiang (象) denoting a visible event of an incorporeal objective presence. The ancient Chinese believed that both celestial bodies, such as the sun, moon, and stars, and meteorological symbols, such as wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, are not corporeal. Therefore, the phen…
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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