This book contains etiquette, official duties, criminal laws, music, military system, finance, etc. Related to the Sui and Tang systems and their establishment. It covers the history of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Sui and Tang Dynasties, ethnology, sociology, archaeology, cultural history, language and philology and many other fields related to medieval history. It shows Mr. Chen Yinke's high standard and outstanding understanding of the connotation of Chinese traditional culture, the relationship between Chinese and Western cultures, the definition of race and culture, and the essence of Hu's sinicization.
"A Brief Essay on the Origin of Institutions in the Sui and Tang Dynasties" is not originally a treatise on the history of the Western Regions. However, throughout each chapter, research and testimonials related to the study of the history of the Western Regions are everywhere. Whether it is the wonderful explanation of "Chinese learning as the body and Western learning as the application" or the unique insight of "culture is not about race", it is a classic for the study of the history of the Western Regions.
Reader comments
This book has detailed content and Mr. Chen Yinke is very knowledgeable, which allowed me to learn a lot about the system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. I especially like the explanation of the etiquette system in the book, which made me understand the close connection between the etiquette system and the feudal class. Moreover, I think Mr. Chen Yinke's view of "Chinese learning as the essence and Western learning as the application" is very insightful, which is also very helpful for us to understand the relationship between Chinese and Western cultures today. All in all, this is a great book worth reading!
A good book with a clear context. A must-read for studying the Sui and Tang Dynasties. I am deeply impressed. After reading the next article, you must go back to the previous article and search again and again. The more you read, the more you feel that the writing is excellent. It connects the complicated historical materials like stringing copper coins together for the reader to fiddle with and understand one by one. Everyone is really good at writing books but not too much.
This book has detailed content and Mr. Chen Yinke is very knowledgeable, which allowed me to learn a lot about the system of the Sui and Tang Dynasties. I especially like the explanation of the etiquette system in the book, which made me understand the close connection between the etiquette system and the feudal class. Moreover, I think Mr. Chen Yinke's view of "Chinese learning as the essence and Western learning as the application" is very insightful, which is also very helpful for us to understand the relationship between Chinese and Western cultures today. All in all, this is a great book worth reading!
A good book with a clear context. A must-read for studying the Sui and Tang Dynasties. I am deeply impressed. After reading the next article, you must go back to the previous article and search again and again. The more you read, the more you feel that the writing is excellent. It connects the complicated historical materials like stringing copper coins together for the reader to fiddle with and understand one by one. Everyone is really good at writing books but not too much.