Lectures

The course consists of eight lectures and these lectures will be divided into 3 themes: Chinese History and Culture, China’s Political Economy and Culture, and Contemporary Chinese Society and Development.

Topic: Chinese History and Culture

• China’s Pre-modern History: From the States to An Empire

• Ancient Chinese Philosophy

• Chinese Martial Arts

• Chopstick and Culinary Culture

• Classical Culture: Chinese Characters

• Classical Culture: Chinese Paintings

• Ancestral Worship

• Chinese Folklore

Topics: China’s Political Economy and Culture

• The Understanding of Needham's Puzzle

• Recent Economic Issues: China's Economic Structure & Challenges in Our Time

• Chinese Model

Topics: Contemporary Chinese Society and Development

• Belt and Road Initiative and the Changing World Order

• Current Debates on China’s Development