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This book is the text written by the author since he was employed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2015, and is divided into three parts according to categories. The results produced during these teaching, scientific research and work processes are all based on academics, focusing on culture, taking "humanities" as the core, thinking closely around humanistic connotation, humanistic thoughts, and humanistic spirit, focusing on the discussion of human consciousness and laws, focusing on the creative inheritance and promotion of Chinese culture, and focusing on the cultivation of humanistic qualities of innovative talents. The article selects specific issues and based on the actual situation, studies or interprets the connotation, academic value and cultural significance of "humanities" from different angles and levels, and proposes a series of new academic insights, new concepts or new understandings. For example, humanistic thought is the crystallization of wisdom from human historical practice and a strategic resource shared by the whole world. It is also an important guarantee for guiding mankind's continuous innovation and civilization development; "legends, performances, utensils, pictures, and words" are the five basic forms of human cultural existence; "people-oriented, harmony between nature and man, and respect for morality and virtue" are the three core concepts of Chinese culture; theory is the highest form of culture, and academic research is an important form of cultural innovation; research ability is the first element of comprehensive talent ability; and so on. As for new interpretations of specific works and cultural phenomena, most of them make up for mistakes and strengthen scientific rigor. These results have been published in different ways, and have either received attention and recognition from the academic community, or aroused students' interest and thinking. The article retains its original appearance and has various styles.

This book is a self-selected collection of essays by Mr. Yang Qingcun, with about 450,000 words. It is divided into three parts: "Prose and Novels", "Poetry and Drama", and "Textual Research and Collection of Ancient Books". It provides an in-depth analysis of a certain genre of ancient Chinese prose, novels, poetry, drama and other genres from different angles and levels. The cultural origins, regular characteristics and spiritual content of specific works, or appreciation of its thought and art, or discussion of its development origins, or research on the author's family life and connections, fully demonstrate the author's unique viewpoints and insights rich in original research, and also have high academic value and cultural significance.

"Exploring the Mysteries of Ancient Chinese Prose" is a self-selected collection of academic papers studying the development of ancient Chinese prose. Most of the 25 selected results were published in journals such as Chinese Social Sciences, Literary Review, and Literary Heritage, or were keynote speeches at international academic seminars. The book covers the origin and evolution of prose, basic theories, historical facts of creation, classic writers, national characteristics, etc. It profoundly reveals the breadth, depth and artistic creation of ancient Chinese prose, thereby proposing a series of new insights. The author examines in detail the emergence of prose not later than poetry. The concept of prose is widely used in the classics of the Southern Song Dynasty and is not a "random product". He proposes to use musicality as a demarcation to establish the scope of prose research and demonstrates that both prose and parallel prose belong to the category of prose. Most prose classics are closely related to the mainstream culture of the Chinese nation, Confucianism. The development of ancient Chinese prose presents nine distinctive stages. He believes that the Song Dynasty was the peak period of prose creation. The author focuses on the prosperous landscape of prose in the Song Dynasty with the evolution model of style schools and the profound humanistic heritage of "people-oriented". He deeply analyzes the development and innovation of prose genres in the Song Dynasty, the genres and development of prose in the early Northern Song Dynasty, and discusses in depth the emergence of Ouyang Xiuwen's Taoism and his "unparalleled" creative practice, and Su Shi's Confucian thought. The concept of "merging power with heaven and earth" and the prose wonders of "the source of ten thousand dendrobiums" are examined in detail, Huang Tingjian "uses poetry as prose" to incorporate poetic sentiment into prose creation, Li Qingzhao creates the profound artistic conception of prose with his affectionate and delicate lyrics and rigorous and meticulous structure, and Xin Qiji "uses the art of war as grammar" to create a new realm of majestic prose with a broad vision. The book also discusses the excavation and application of ancient Chinese prose historical materials and documents, as well as the value guidance and expansion trends of prose research.