A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy Author: Feng Youlan Publisher: Yuelu Publishing House

Introduction
From 1946 to 1947, Feng Youlan served as a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania, teaching the history of Chinese philosophy. His English lecture notes were compiled into A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy, which was published by Macmillan in 1948. As soon as this book was published, it immediately became the best choice for Westerners to quickly understand and learn Chinese philosophy; many translations were later published in French, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, etc. For decades, this monograph has been a common textbook for Chinese philosophy courses at many world-renowned universities such as Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, and it is world-renowned.
In 1985, Mr. Tu Youguang first translated this book into Chinese, and Chinese readers were able to meet this excellent work on the history of philosophy. In the early 21st century, under the new research background, Mr. Zhao Fusan put forward different views on some of Tu's translations, and then retranslated this book, which more accurately and popularly conveyed the spirit of the author's original work.
"A Brief History of Chinese Philosophy" integrates relevant knowledge from ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. In the limited 200,000 words, it incorporates a deep understanding of China's thousands of years of traditional thought, culture, spirit, wisdom, etc., and analyzes Chinese philosophy in a simple and easy-to-understand way with a broad perspective. Its narrative language is concise and vivid, and thought-provoking, truly achieving the goal of "experts do not find it boring, and laymen do not find it difficult to understand."