Overview
- Comparative studies the history and characteristics of the Changjiang River and other great river civilizations
- Is used as a guide to analyze the natural conditions and humanistic rationale of the entire Changjiang River basin
- Helps to understand the uniqueness of the ChangJiang River Civilization
Part of the book series: Understanding China (UNCHI)
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About this book
This book is a comprehensive academic introduction of the natural conditions and cultural characteristics of the ChangJiang River Basin. Describing in detail the geographical location and natural conditions of the main stream and the tributaries as the starting point, the book compares the ChangJiang River Civilizations to other civilizations of large rivers of the same latitude. This book reveals the gradual deepening of the Chinese understanding the ChangJiang River, introduces the cultural divisions of the river valley, and describes the evolution of the civilizations in the basin. At the end of the book, the author points out that there are many ecological problems in the ChangJiang River valley, for which the Chinese people have taken many measures, such as water pollution control. Fishing in the main stream and important tributaries of the ChangJiang is banned for at least ten years.
As a guide to analyze the natural conditions and cultural characteristics of the whole ChangJiang River Basin, this book enables researchers and common readers to have a relatively clear and comprehensive understanding in a relatively short period of time. Putting the ChangJiang River Civilization in the context of the world’s civilizations, this book makes it easier for readers to understand the uniqueness of the ChangJiang River Civilization and its contribution to the cultural diversity of the world.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Tianyu Feng, born in 1942, is a famous scholar of Chinese cultural history, a senior professor of Wuhan University in humanities and social sciences, Head of Research Center of Chinese Traditional Culture, Vice President of Chinese Shixue Society, and member of the Social Science Committee of the Ministry of Education. He has been specializing in Chinese cultural history for a long time, and more than 30 monographs and compilation works have been published, many of which have been translated into English, Japanese, Spanish and Korean.
Major works: The Spirit of Chinese Classics, The Outline of Chinese Cultural History, The Evolution of Chinese Culture, A Research on Feudalism, Critical Biography of Zhang Zhidong, History of the Revolution in 1911.
Zhiliang Ma, born in 1987, has a PhD in Sinology and a Post-doctor experience in Architecture. He is a member of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee of Cultural Routes. He specializes in Chinese culturalhistory.
Major works: Etiquette of Qin,Old Buildings in Wuchang,Landmark of Wuchang, Yangshi Lei.
Yuan Ding, born in 1973, has a PhD in Architecture and a Post-doctor experience in Urban Planning. He is the co-holder of UNESCO Chair on Industrial Heritage, expert member of ICOMOS International Scientific Committee of Shared Built Heritage. He specializes in heritage conservation and cultural routes studies, and has published more than 10 monographs and compilation works.
Major works: Cultural Routes: Between Tangible and Intangible, Kanyu (Feng-shui): the Forgotten Intangible Heritage in China, Chinese Architecture, Historical Buildings in Wuhan, Surveying and Mapping of the Ancient Buildings in Wudang Mountain.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Changjiang River Civilization
Book Subtitle: Nature and Culture of the Changjiang River from a Global Perspective
Authors: Tianyu Feng, Zhiliang Ma, Yuan Ding
Translated by: Ying Xu
Series Title: Understanding China
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4552-6
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: CITIC Press Corporation 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-4551-9Published: 24 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-4554-0Published: 25 March 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-4552-6Published: 23 March 2023
Series ISSN: 2196-3134
Series E-ISSN: 2196-3142
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 257
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 122 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cultural History, Human Geography, History of China