What is Sinology? What is the meaning of Sinology?

1. The meaning of Chinese culture:

Sinology is a term that was coined in the twenties of the last century.

"Chinese Studies", as the name suggests, the study of China, the study of China.

Derivation of the concept of "Chinese Studies": Chinese Studies, Sinology, and Chinese Studies.

Chinese Studies", a more broad explanation. If the art of a hundred schools, such as Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, soldiers, law, ink and other hundred schools of thought are all included in the bag of Chinese studies, in this way, then the five arts, six arts, and hundreds of schools of thought can be collectively called "national studies", in addition to Buddhism is a foreign religion, basically all were born in China, so Chinese studies are also called "Chinese studies", sinology.

Journal of History and Geography explains Chinese culture: "The name of Chinese culture is difficult to determine its meaning. In the world, it is called Chinese Studies. In other words, China's original scholarship could have been divided into various disciplines."

2. The scope of Chinese culture and its specific content.

Chinese studies should be divided into philosophy, history, religion, literature, etiquette, evidence, ethics, editions, etc., among which Confucian philosophy is the mainstream; In terms of ideology, it should be divided into the pre-Qin Zhuzi, Confucianism, Taoism, and interpretation, etc., Confucianism runs through and dominates the history of Chinese thought, and the other columns are subordinate; Sinology is divided into four parts: classics, history, sub-sections, and collections, but the classics and sub-departments are the most important, especially the scriptures.

Generally speaking, Sinology refers to traditional Chinese culture and scholarship with Confucianism as the main body. Since Sinology is Chinese traditional culture and academics, it undoubtedly includes medicine, drama, calligraphy and painting, astrology, mathematics, etc., which of course belong to the category of Sinology, but it can also be said to be an extension of Sinology.

Sinology is based on the pre-Qin classics and the hundred schools of thought of Zhuzi, covering a complete set of cultural and academic systems such as the classics of the two Han Dynasty, the metaphysics of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Taoism of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the science of the Song and Ming dynasties, the practical studies of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the pre-Qin poetry, Han Fu, the six dynasties, the poetry of the Tang and Song dynasties, the Yuanqu and the Ming and Qing dynasties. In Chinese history, "Guoxue" refers to the official school headed by "Guozijian", and since the "Eastward Expansion of Western Learning", it has generally referred to "traditional Chinese ideological and cultural scholarship" relative to Western Studies.

Chinese name. Sinology.

Foreign name. Chinese national learning aka. Chinese Studies, Sinology.

Content Scope. It covers all kinds of cultural scholarship from all dynasties and generations.

Basic definitions. Scholarship on traditional Chinese thought and culture.

Name by. Chinese studies as opposed to Western studies.

Related Texts. Zhou Yi, Shang Shu, Zhou Li.

Sinology refers to the knowledge and knowledge system in traditional Chinese culture, including language, literature, history, philosophy, religion, art, etiquette, morality, politics, economy, military, geography and other aspects.

Specifically, the content of Chinese culture includes the following aspects:

1.Chinese: Knowledge of Chinese characters, words, sentences, rhetoric, prosody, stylistic style, etc., is the foundation of Chinese culture.

3.History: Includes knowledge of the timeline, dynasties, people, events, politics, economy, and culture of Chinese history.

4.Philosophy: including knowledge of ancient Chinese philosophical thoughts, theories, classics, schools, etc.

5.Religion: including knowledge of ancient Chinese religious beliefs, myths, legends, and sacrifices in traditional culture.

6.Art: including the appreciation and learning of traditional Chinese art forms, such as **, dance, opera, painting, etc.

7.Etiquette: including knowledge of ancient Chinese etiquette system, social etiquette, family etiquette, etc.

8.Morality: including knowledge of traditional Chinese moral concepts, moral standards, and moral cultivation.

9.Politics: including knowledge of ancient Chinese political system, political theory, political culture, etc.

10.Economy: including knowledge of ancient China's economic development process, business culture, economic thought, etc.

11.Military: including knowledge of ancient Chinese military systems, war strategies, equipment, etc.

12.Geography: including knowledge of ancient Chinese geography, geographical environment, geography and culture.

In short, Sinology is the essence of the traditional culture of the Chinese nation, an important part of Chinese culture, and is of great significance for understanding and inheriting traditional Chinese culture.

What is Chinese Studies? First of all, it should be "the culmination of a country's academics", China's national studies mainly refer to the traditional academic works involved in the important classics in classical literature, including philosophy, history, religion, literature, natural science and sociology in different historical periods, theories and thoughts, it has a relatively distinct national stance and emotional tendency, and almost represents the dominant cultural spirit and value form of each period.

The definition recognized by the academic community is a general term for traditional Chinese culture and scholarship with Confucianism as the main body. The classics of Chinese culture refer to the more authoritative and exemplary treatises in traditional Chinese culture.

The content covered by the classics of Chinese culture can be said to be very extensive, and some of the more representative classics of Chinese culture can be cited:

1. The scriptures are represented by Confucian classics, which are divided into: poems, books, rites, Yi, Spring and Autumn, filial piety, four books, music, etc.

2. The main bibliography of the historical works of the Department of History includes "Historical Records", "Hanshu", "Zizhi Tongjian", "Warring States Policy", etc.

3. The sub-section is the Hundred Schools of Thought and the Religious Works of Buddhism, and the main bibliography includes "Laozi", "Mozi", "Zhuangzi", "Xunzi", "Han Feizi", "Guanzi" and so on.

4. The collection is a hundred schools of thought and art, and the main bibliography includes "Chu Ci", "All Tang Poems", "All Song Ci", "Yuefu Poetry Collection" and so on.

So what is traditional culture? It generally refers to the long history and splendid culture created by China for 5,000 years, among which Tang poetry, Song Ci, Han Fu, Yuan Opera, Kunqu Opera, Yue Opera, Romance **, etc. are representatives, which still have strong vitality for contemporary readers and have become a precious spiritual wealth that our entire nation respects and cherishes. Traditional culture not only embodies our nation's language habits, thinking concepts, emotional identity and customs system, but also contains the moral norms, ideological character and value orientation that are universally recognized and widely accepted by the people, so it has always played a subtle role in the cultivation of national quality.

With the continuous globalization of the world economy, China's status in the international community is getting higher and higher, at this time, in the face of the spread of strong Western culture and the struggle for the right to speak, the revival of traditional culture, the autonomy of cultural development, the reconstruction of national cultural self-confidence and the exploration of the charm of traditional cultural classics have begun to become the general recognition and spiritual demand of the domestic academic circles. Therefore, the inheritance of traditional culture and the dissemination of Chinese classics have important cultural value for the early enlightenment of individuals and families, as well as the cultivation of personal moral cultivation and patriotic complexes. This is also the original intention of Wetalk to adhere to the inheritance and dissemination of Chinese culture.

1. Sinology is based on the pre-Qin classics and the hundred schools of thought, which covers the two Han Dynasty classics, Wei and Jin metaphysics, Sui and Tang Taoism, Song and Ming Dynasty science, Ming and Qing dynasty science and the same period of pre-Qin poetry, Han Fu, Six Dynasties Luwen, Tang and Song poetry, Yuan Qu and Ming and Qing dynasties, and a complete set of cultural and academic systems, which are respected by Confucian literati in all dynasties. In Chinese history, "Guoxue" refers to the official school headed by "Guozijian", and since the "Eastward Expansion of Western Learning", it has generally referred to "traditional Chinese ideological and cultural scholarship" relative to Western Studies.

2. Generally speaking, "Sinology" is also known as "Sinology" or "Sinology", which refers to traditional Chinese culture and scholarship. Sinology includes ancient Chinese philosophy, history, religion, literature, etiquette, evidence, ethics, traditional Chinese medicine, agriculture, mathematics, geography, politics, economy, calligraphy and painting, architecture and many other aspects.

3. The concept of "Chinese Studies" was born in the nineteenth century, when the wind of "Western learning to the East" was in full swing, Zhang Zhidong, Wei Yuan and others put forward the concept of "middle school" (Chinese learning) in order to be opposed to Western learning, and advocated "middle school as the body, Western learning as the use", on the one hand, to learn Western civilization, and at the same time to restore the two Han classics.

Sinology is based on the pre-Qin classics and the hundred schools of thought of Zhuzi, covering a complete set of cultural and academic systems such as the classics of the two Han Dynasty, the metaphysics of the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Taoism of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the science of the Song and Ming dynasties, the practical studies of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the poetry of the pre-Qin Dynasty, the Han Fu, the six dynasties, the poetry of the Tang and Song dynasties, the Yuanqu and the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Generally speaking, "Sinology" is also known as "Sinology" or "Sinology", which refers to traditional Chinese culture and scholarship. Sinology includes ancient Chinese philosophy, history, religion, literature, etiquette, evidence, ethics, traditional Chinese medicine, agriculture, mathematics, geography, politics, economy, calligraphy and painting, architecture and many other aspects. The concept of "Chinese Studies" was born in the twenties of the twentieth century, when the wind of reform of "Western learning to the East" was in full swing, and Zhang Zhidong, Wei Yuan, and others put forward the concept of "middle school" (the study of the Chinese and the country) in order to contrast it with Western learning, and advocated that "middle school is the body, and Western learning is for use", on the one hand, to learn Western civilization, and at the same time to restore the study of the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.