[Gift to 2020 Tsinghua University freshmen, President Qiu Yong praised "Hometown China" as a classic masterpiece full of feelings about family and country. Luo Xiang, Fan Deng, Liang Wendao, Wu Xiaobo like and recommend]
"Native China" is a sociological work by Chinese sociologist Fei Xiaotong, first published in 1948. The book consists of 14 chapters, covering various aspects such as the humanistic environment of local society, social structure, power distribution, moral system, rituals, blood ties, and geography. Based on his rich accumulation of fieldwork, the author uses popular and natural language to fully think and analyze the traditional Chinese social structure in simple and easy-to-understand terms.
"From the grassroots level, Chinese society is rural." "A glorious history has grown from the soil, and it will naturally be bound by the soil." The book starts from Chinese society's attachment to the land, lack of mobility, the formation of villages, the difference between a society of acquaintances and a society of strangers; all the way to marriage relationships, group relationships, feelings of family and country, social constraints, laws and morality, etc., Peeling back the logic of the entire Chinese society like an onion, straight to the core.
Reading "Country China" will give people a new perspective on understanding China: the perspective of "locality". And when a person has this perspective, he will have a deeper understanding of his relationship with society. The book is not large in size, only 60,000 words, but it is full of insights. It is a fundamental summary of the basic structure of Chinese society, the character of the Chinese people, and the social relations of the Chinese people. Only by understanding the country can we understand China.
Reader comments
I am about to be a freshman in high school and I read it in one day. Overall, the language of this book is very concise, with almost no nonsense. It is very thorough, but it also requires us to spend time to understand, and it can help us understand society from a deep level.
I think articles like "Native China", where you can't find a good sentence after reading the first ten pages, are either water-filled nonsense articles or top-notch articles. Obviously, "Native China" belongs to the latter.
It has good sentences throughout, and I really can't tell which sentence is better at the moment. It has no beautiful words and no copywriting suitable for posting to friends to show off, but it shocked me quite a bit. As we read, we will naturally have feelings. If we record these thoughts, we will produce good sentences. If we do not record them, the seeds of good articles will be planted in people's hearts.
After only reading the first chapter, I can already tell that this is an excellent book.
I'm almost a freshman in high school. Although I can't understand some of it, I can probably understand the meaning. This book is quite interesting.
This book is really great. Read it carefully. It's not just about rural China. What is more, it is the fundamental logic and reasons for the evolution and transformation of China from rural society to modern society. The rural society is carefully analyzed, both in terms of theory and people's emotional understanding, making readers feel very cordial. By comparing it with Western society, people can understand the origin of those deep-rooted thoughts in life. It's one of my most respected books
The post-00s generation, who have experienced the demise of rural China and witnessed the entire process of the advent of digital civilization, have a unique feeling about rural China. I think this book will definitely benefit us a lot.
As a post-00s person who grew up in a rural area, I very much agree with the views in the book. The way people deal with things in rural society mentioned in the book has many similarities with my experience. After reading it, I seem to have found a way to get along with the elders: understand the operating rules of the society they once lived in, and communicate with them in a way acceptable to them based on this set of rules.
I don't want to use my brain. It would be better if I could speak more plainly. You need to read this carefully and think about it.
The logic is clear and progressive
The author and I probably have the same thoughts. After reading this book, I found and agreed.
I wanted to read it in my first year of high school. I finished it despite my mother's nagging, but I wasn't very able to calm down and read this kind of book. I didn't feel that I gained much.
The logic is very clear and the language is very professional. It is one of the ways to understand Chinese rural society. Reading more of these books will help improve your thinking ability.
It is very suitable as a must-read masterpiece for the first year of high school, and is an essential source for teenagers to understand rural China.
It's very beautiful and has the same content as the original book.
Read it patiently, it's a great book
It's really good to read. It describes China's rural society in detail and analyzes the differences between rural society and society in the hope country. The language is easy to understand.
I am about to be a freshman in high school and I read it in one day. Overall, the language of this book is very concise, with almost no nonsense. It is very thorough, but it also requires us to spend time to understand, and it can help us understand society from a deep level.
I think articles like "Native China", where you can't find a good sentence after reading the first ten pages, are either water-filled nonsense articles or top-notch articles. Obviously, "Native China" belongs to the latter. It has good sentences throughout, and I really can't tell which sentence is better at the moment. It has no beautiful words and no copywriting suitable for posting to friends to show off, but it shocked me quite a bit. As we read, we will naturally have feelings. If we record these thoughts, we will produce good sentences. If we do not record them, the seeds of good articles will be planted in people's hearts. After only reading the first chapter, I can already tell that this is an excellent book.
I'm almost a freshman in high school. Although I can't understand some of it, I can probably understand the meaning. This book is quite interesting.
This book is really great. Read it carefully. It's not just about rural China. What is more, it is the fundamental logic and reasons for the evolution and transformation of China from rural society to modern society. The rural society is carefully analyzed, both in terms of theory and people's emotional understanding, making readers feel very cordial. By comparing it with Western society, people can understand the origin of those deep-rooted thoughts in life. It's one of my most respected books
The post-00s generation, who have experienced the demise of rural China and witnessed the entire process of the advent of digital civilization, have a unique feeling about rural China. I think this book will definitely benefit us a lot.
As a post-00s person who grew up in a rural area, I very much agree with the views in the book. The way people deal with things in rural society mentioned in the book has many similarities with my experience. After reading it, I seem to have found a way to get along with the elders: understand the operating rules of the society they once lived in, and communicate with them in a way acceptable to them based on this set of rules.
I don't want to use my brain. It would be better if I could speak more plainly. You need to read this carefully and think about it.
The logic is clear and progressive
The author and I probably have the same thoughts. After reading this book, I found and agreed.
I wanted to read it in my first year of high school. I finished it despite my mother's nagging, but I wasn't very able to calm down and read this kind of book. I didn't feel that I gained much.
The logic is very clear and the language is very professional. It is one of the ways to understand Chinese rural society. Reading more of these books will help improve your thinking ability.
It is very suitable as a must-read masterpiece for the first year of high school, and is an essential source for teenagers to understand rural China.
It's very beautiful and has the same content as the original book.
Read it patiently, it's a great book
It's really good to read. It describes China's rural society in detail and analyzes the differences between rural society and society in the hope country. The language is easy to understand.