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"A Brief Explanation of the Book of Changes" Author: Yu Qiuyu Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company
"A Brief Explanation of the Book of Changes" Author: Yu Qiuyu Publisher: Beijing United Publishing Company
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Introduction · · · · · ·
"A Brief Interpretation of Zhouyi" is Mr. Yu Qiuyu's new masterpiece on ancient classics, and is also a popular reading of Zhouyi for contemporary people. Zhouyi is called "the first of all classics and the source of the great way". It is the starting point of Chinese cultural thinking and the classic respected by Confucianism and Taoism. The heavenly way of thinking and dialectical thinking pioneered by Zhouyi have not only shaped the cognitive mode of the Chinese people, but have also long become the common cultural heritage of mankind.
"A Simple Interpretation of Zhouyi" uses a simple and free narrative to lead readers to tour the representative texts in Zhouyi, and interpret and refine Zhouyi's cognitive methods, thinking methods, sense of crisis, personality expectations, etc. with modern concepts. What is the main purpose of Zhouyi? What cognitive methods and survival philosophy are hidden in the hexagrams and lines? How should the Xici, which is of great significance to Zhouyi, be interpreted? How did the sages of the past dynasties, such as Confucius, Zhu Xi, and Wang Fuzhi, understand Zhouyi? Yu Qiuyu uses prose and calligraphy as a stick to take you to climb the distant and mysterious mountain of Zhouyi and appreciate the different classical scenery.
In recent years, Mr. Yu Qiuyu has concentrated his efforts on tackling difficult ancient texts in Chinese traditional culture, such as "Tao Te Ching", "I Ching", "Diamond Sutra", etc. On the one hand, he conducts academic research, and on the other hand, he is committed to presenting ancient classics to contemporary readers in an easy-to-understand way, which makes his writings a significant cultural foundation project.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Yu Qiuyu is a writer and scholar. He was born in Zhejiang in August 1946. In the mid-1980s, he was elected as the youngest university president in mainland China at that time, and served as the head of the Shanghai Chinese professor review group and the head of the art professor review group. He has won honorary titles such as "National Outstanding Contribution Expert", "Shanghai Top Ten Higher Education Elites", and "China's Most Respectable Cultural Figure". Since the beginning of this century, he has lectured on Chinese culture at the Library of Congress, the United Nations Headquarters, Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, etc., and the response has been huge. The Shanghai Municipal Education Commission awarded the establishment of the "Yu Qiuyu Master Studio" and the Chinese Academy of Arts established the "Qiuyu Academy". He is currently the chairman of the Shanghai Library.
Table of contents · · · · · ·
The Book of Changes is the starting point of Chinese cultural thinking and the only classic respected by Confucianism and Taoism. China's unity of man and nature originated from it, the humanistic spirit of Confucianism originated from it, and the dialectical thinking of Taoism originated from it.
★ Useful: A “book of answers” for understanding the world, grasping life, and coping with changes.
The Book of Changes originated from the ancient people's sense of crisis about an uncertain future. It aims to grasp the way of change. It does not tell us whether the future will be good or bad, but tells us what to do to better deal with the future under specific circumstances.
★ Easy to read: simple and easy to understand, suitable for readers with no basic knowledge.
The volume is appropriate, and only representative content is interpreted after careful selection. The theme is popular, focusing on cognitive thinking and personality cultivation, and can be understood even without professional knowledge. The writing is simple and continues the Yu-style prose that is widely loved by readers, making reading a pleasure.
★ Special: Elegant hardcover + gold stamping, with a special gift of "Zhouyi Lu Running Script" written by Yu Qiuyu (the calligraphy and the main text are bound in the same volume).
