{"id":4860,"date":"2022-01-23T19:34:52","date_gmt":"2022-01-23T11:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/?page_id=4860"},"modified":"2022-02-02T15:35:42","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T07:35:42","slug":"chinese-culture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/recommended-books-reading-materials\/chinese-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Books about Chinese Culture &#038; Civilization"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chinese civilization is historically considered a dominant culture of East Asia. With China being one of the earliest ancient civilizations, Chinese culture exerts profound influence on the philosophy, virtue, etiquette, and traditions of Asia<em> (Excerpted from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_culture\" title=\"Wikipedia\">Wikipedia<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Recommended Reading<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"mbdb_book_grid_4861\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-div\" style=\"padding-left:0px;\"><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_6104\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/china-at-work-an-illustrated-record-of-the-primitive-industries-of-chinas-masses-whose-life-is-toil-and-thus-an-account-of-chinese-civilization\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/China-at-Work-An-Illustrated-Record-of-the-Primitive-Industries-of-Chinas-Masses-Whose-Life-is-Toil-and-Thus-an-Account-of-Chinese-Civilization-300x288.jpg\"  alt=\"Book Cover: China at Work - An Illustrated Record of the Primitive Industries of China&#039;s Masses, Whose Life is Toil, and Thus an Account of Chinese Civilization\"  data-book=\"6104\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/china-at-work-an-illustrated-record-of-the-primitive-industries-of-chinas-masses-whose-life-is-toil-and-thus-an-account-of-chinese-civilization\/?grid_referrer=4860\">China at Work - An Illustrated Record of the Primitive Industries of China&#039;s Masses, Whose Life is Toil, and Thus an Account of Chinese Civilization<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_5527\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/chinese-connoisseurship-the-ko-ku-yao-lun-the-essential-criteria-of-antiquities\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chinese-connoisseurship-The-Ko-Ku-Yao-Lun-the-essential-criteria-of-antiquities-236x300.jpg\"  alt=\"Book Cover: Chinese Connoisseurship: The Ko Ku Yao Lun, The Essential Criteria of Antiquities\"  data-book=\"5527\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/chinese-connoisseurship-the-ko-ku-yao-lun-the-essential-criteria-of-antiquities\/?grid_referrer=4860\">Chinese Connoisseurship: The Ko Ku Yao Lun, The Essential Criteria of Antiquities<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_5227\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/the-chinese-scholars-studio-artistic-life-in-the-late-ming-period\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/The-Chinese-Scholars-Studio-Artistic-Life-in-the-Late-Ming-Period-218x300.jpg\"  alt=\"The Chinese Scholar&#039;s Studio Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period\"  data-book=\"5227\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/the-chinese-scholars-studio-artistic-life-in-the-late-ming-period\/?grid_referrer=4860\">The Chinese Scholar&#039;s Studio: Artistic Life in the Late Ming Period<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_5753\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/living-heritage-vernacular-environment-in-china\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Living-Heritage-Vernacular-Environment-in-China-300x242.jpg\"  alt=\"Living Heritage: Vernacular Environment in China\"  data-book=\"5753\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/living-heritage-vernacular-environment-in-china\/?grid_referrer=4860\">Living Heritage: Vernacular Environment in China<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_6110\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/imperial-china-900-1800\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Imperial-China-900\u20131800-188x300.jpg\"  alt=\"Book Cover: Imperial China, 900\u20131800\"  data-book=\"6110\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/imperial-china-900-1800\/?grid_referrer=4860\">Imperial China, 900\u20131800<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_5573\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/the-chinese-scholars-desk\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Chinese-Scholars-Desk-220x300.jpg\"  alt=\"The Chinese Scholar&#039;s Desk\"  data-book=\"5573\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/the-chinese-scholars-desk\/?grid_referrer=4860\">The Chinese Scholar&#039;s Desk<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_5545\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/the-arts-of-an-addiction-qing-dynasty-opium-pipes-and-accessories\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Arts-of-an-Addiction-Quing-Dynasty-Opium-Pipes-and-Accessories-244x300.jpg\"  alt=\"The Arts of an Addiction Qing Dynasty Opium Pipes and Accessories\"  data-book=\"5545\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/the-arts-of-an-addiction-qing-dynasty-opium-pipes-and-accessories\/?grid_referrer=4860\">The Arts of an Addiction: Qing Dynasty Opium Pipes and Accessories<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_5548\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/opium-culture-the-art-and-ritual-of-the-chinese-tradition\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Opium-Culture-The-Art-and-Ritual-of-the-Chinese-Tradition-200x300.jpg\"  alt=\"Opium Culture The Art and Ritual of the Chinese Tradition\"  data-book=\"5548\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/opium-culture-the-art-and-ritual-of-the-chinese-tradition\/?grid_referrer=4860\">Opium Culture: The Art and Ritual of the Chinese Tradition<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_6055\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/chinese-arts-and-crafts\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chinese-Arts-and-Crafts-221x300.jpg\"  alt=\"Book Cover: Chinese Arts and Crafts\"  data-book=\"6055\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/chinese-arts-and-crafts\/?grid_referrer=4860\">Chinese Arts and Crafts<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_5542\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/the-art-of-opium-antiques\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/The-Art-of-Opium-Antiques-300x300.jpg\"  alt=\"The Art of Opium Antiques\"  data-book=\"5542\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/the-art-of-opium-antiques\/?grid_referrer=4860\">The art of opium antiques<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; 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Horticulture of the Chinese, New Plants, Etc<\/a><\/span><\/span><span itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Book\"  class=\"mbdb_float_grid\" style=\"height: 230px; width: 180px;\"><div class=\"mbdb_grid_image\"><a id=\"book_6113\" itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/ancient-china-a-captivating-guide-to-the-ancient-history-of-china-and-the-chinese-civilization-starting-from-the-shang-dynasty-to-the-fall-of-the-han-dynasty-captivating-history\/?grid_referrer=4860\"><img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" style=\"height: 180px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ancient-China-A-Captivating-Guide-to-the-Ancient-History-of-China-and-the-Chinese-Civilization-Starting-from-the-Shang-Dynasty-to-the-Fall-of-the-Han-Dynasty-Captivating-History-200x300.jpg\"  alt=\"Book Cover: Ancient China: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of China and the Chinese Civilization Starting from the Shang Dynasty to the Fall of the Han Dynasty\"  data-book=\"6113\" \/><\/a><\/div><span class=\"mbdb_grid_title\" itemprop=\"name\"><a itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" class=\"mbm-book-grid-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.antique-chinese-furniture.com\/blog\/book\/ancient-china-a-captivating-guide-to-the-ancient-history-of-china-and-the-chinese-civilization-starting-from-the-shang-dynasty-to-the-fall-of-the-han-dynasty-captivating-history\/?grid_referrer=4860\">Ancient China: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of China and the Chinese Civilization Starting from the Shang Dynasty to the Fall of the Han Dynasty<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese civilization is historically considered a dominant culture of East Asia. 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