This book presents a systematic, authoritative, and in-depth exploration of the archaeological restoration and historical evolution of Chinese palace architecture, drawing on methodologies from archaeology, history, and architecture. It fills the gap left by the scarcity of architectural remains and research predating the Tang dynasty, reinforces the foundations of Chinese architectural archaeology, and introduces innovative theoretical perspectives.Adopting a multidisciplinary and...

This book consists of well-chosen legal terms in ancient China, in an effort to delineate the panorama of rule-of-law evolution in China. All illustrated with hand-picked citations from Chinese classics or literary works, they are organized in the three sections of legal philosophy, legal system and legal culture. The first section collects terms reflecting the symbolic views, ideas and theories of spiritual civilization in the formation and development of rule of law; the second ...

This book presents the concept of Fenggu, one of the most important aesthetic categories of ancient China. As an inspiring aesthetic principle, it once encapsulated the particularities of various types of artistic creation and played an important role in traditional artistic creation and theoretic critique. The present volume aims to systematically elaborate on its etymological origin, connotations and generation, its great role in overcoming the tendency of creative stereotypes, ...