Project Gutenberg 2006-03-20 Public domain in the USA. 302 Giles, Herbert Allen 1845 1935 Giles, H. A. (Herbert Allen) Giles, Herbert A. China and the Chinese The Chinese language -- A Chinese library -- Democratic China -- China and ancient Greece -- Taoism -- Some Chinese manners and customs. Produced by R. Cedron, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "China and the Chinese" by Herbert Allen Giles is a collection of lectures written in the early 20th century. The book explores various aspects of Chinese society, including language, literature, culture, and governance, aiming to enlighten Western audiences about the complexities and historical significance of China and its people. The opening portion introduces the significance of the Chinese language and suggests that understanding it is crucial for grasping the complexities of Chinese civilization. Giles discusses the distinctiveness of colloquial and written Chinese, emphasizing the challenges and peculiarities of learning the language, such as its tones and unique characters. He notes the rapid development of Chinese scholarship in the West, encouraged by the establishment of academic chairs for Chinese studies, and offers insights into the language's structure that make it vastly different from Western languages. The result is a rich beginning to a work that seeks to bridge cultural gaps and generate interest in the intricacies of Chinese life and thought. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Taoism Chinese literature China -- Social life and customs Chinese language DS Text Category: History - Other Category: Archaeology & Anthropology Category: Language & Communication 349893 2025-07-07T13:45:08.673100 text/html 336981 2006-03-20T09:19:46 text/html 204914 2025-07-07T13:45:17.366110 application/epub+zip 205738 2025-07-07T13:45:11.603105 application/epub+zip 189095 2025-07-07T13:45:09.605127 application/epub+zip 412017 2025-07-07T13:45:21.229039 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370762 2025-07-07T13:45:16.293124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 316935 2022-09-08T14:15:26.304905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274124 2025-07-07T13:45:07.684098 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273978 2006-03-20T09:19:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273850 2006-03-20T09:20:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273895 2006-03-20T09:20:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23811 2025-07-07T13:45:21.366085 application/rdf+xml 13139 2025-07-07T13:45:10.698237 image/jpeg 3370 2025-07-07T13:45:10.429086 image/jpeg 103379 2006-03-20T09:59:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 102925 2006-03-20T09:59:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 129103 2006-03-20T09:59:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 102754 2006-03-20T09:59:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 193229 2025-07-07T13:45:08.710106 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia