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1、My Country and My PeopleMy Country and My People My Country and My People is written by the internationally famous Chinese writer Lin Yutang, who has deep understanding of both Chinese and western culture. The author is skillful at introducing Chinese culture and Chinese people in English. Since it
2、was the first book about china written by a Chinese who analyzed his culture objectively, it has great repercussions . This book not only helps western people understand China but also helps Chinese reflect on the Chinese culture. The book has two main parts, the Bases and the Life. In the first par
3、t, the author talk about the bases of Chinese culture, the origin and development of Chinese people, the Chinese character, the Chinese mind and ideals of Life.In the second part, the author look into life in its sexual, social, political, literary and artistic aspects, Including Chinese women, soci
4、ety, government, literature and art. As the author says in the preface, very few people understood Chinathe western scholars were so arrogant and viewed China by the western standard, consequently reaching no conclusion other than that China is a barbaric country and the Chinese people is a barbaric
5、 people; the Chinese scholars, however, were the same arrogant and proud, unwilling to admit the weakness of Chinese culture, only writing songs of extolling and defending Chinese culture and their pride. So only few people can really understand China. This book is organized logically, I Improve cog
6、nitive level after read it.I will talk about my favorite sections and my feelings. Chinese culture has a fundamental trait , moderation, which keep reminding Chinese people do not go to extremes in spite of prosperity, adversity, pleasure but take the attitude of life and live on. This is a typical
7、Confucian doctrine, deeply planted into every Chinese from gentlemen to farmers. In this book, the author talks about he imperial examination system. Many people think it played a crucial role in the prosperity of culture. Whats more, it also devoted in the stability of the society. Without this sys
8、tem, China couldnt improve its culture. Mellowness, patience, indifference, old roguery, pacifism, contentment, humor and conservatism are the eight prominent characters of Chinese people. Among them, the indifference is always talked by people. The reason why they have this character is that Chines
9、e people have no wholesome constitutional protection for the peoples civil rights. Every life is precious, we are not sure whether the others will hurt us or not if we stop others doing evil things. The ordinary Chinese usually have great common sense and wisdom. There are also many other problems and aspects in the book. I really get a lot from reading it and know about the significance far more than the surface.
