本书抓住中国文化中一些有特色的内容和亮点，用典型的事例和材料进行具体和深入的介绍。在介绍知识的同时，力求讲出中国文化的精神，讲出中国文化的内在意味，讲出中国文化的核心价值，显现中国人的心灵世界，文化性格，生活态度和审美情趣，在读者面前展示中国自古以来尊重自然，热爱生命，祈求和平，盼望富足，优雅大度，开放包容，生生不息，美善相乐的人文形象。

Featuring the distinctive heights of Chinese culture, the authors share with you their insights into the concepts and passions of the Chinese nation over the past 5,000 years. On reading through this historical range of remarkable creativity and flair for innovation, still evident today in living artistic masterpieces and folk traditions, you soon acquire a better understanding of the cultural character, life views, aesthetic pursuits and national spirit of the Chinese people. Through every work of art or architecture, a fascinating story or legend unfolds……