The Transcendental and the Mundane: Chinese Cultural Values in Everyday Life

by Cho-yun Hsu

Through investigation of Chinese cultural ideals and life practices, Prof. Cho-yun Hsu constructs an original portrait of Chinese spiritual life. Apart from focusing on the exalted subtleties of the scholarly elite, Prof. Hsu pays more attention to the everyday people's cultural idea. By examining their daily practices (including eating, living, medical practices, poems, songs, art, and literature) and "collective memory" such as legends, he seeks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9882372120
• ISBN13: 9789882372122
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Chinese University of Hong Kong Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"