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100 1 _aGiles, Herbert Allen,
_d1845-1935
245 1 0 _aChina and the Chinese
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-03-20
505 0 _aThe Chinese language -- A Chinese library -- Democratic China -- China and ancient Greece -- Taoism -- Some Chinese manners and customs.
508 _aProduced by R. Cedron, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"China and the Chinese" by Herbert Allen Giles is a collection of lectures written in the early 20th century. The book explores various aspects of Chinese society, including language, literature, culture, and governance, aiming to enlighten Western audiences about the complexities and historical significance of China and its people. The opening portion introduces the significance of the Chinese language and suggests that understanding it is crucial for grasping the complexities of Chinese civilization. Giles discusses the distinctiveness of colloquial and written Chinese, emphasizing the challenges and peculiarities of learning the language, such as its tones and unique characters. He notes the rapid development of Chinese scholarship in the West, encouraged by the establishment of academic chairs for Chinese studies, and offers insights into the language's structure that make it vastly different from Western languages. The result is a rich beginning to a work that seeks to bridge cultural gaps and generate interest in the intricacies of Chinese life and thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTaoism
653 _aChinese literature
653 _aChina -- Social life and customs
653 _aChinese language
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18021
999 _c59407
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