A Word from Zhu Xianmin/8
Preface/10
Chapter 1 Heaven, Earth, Nature
The People Living Between Heaven and Earth/18
Heaven, Earth and All Creatures Are One/24
From Mountains and Waters to Landscapes/30
Image and Meaning of Water/44
Chapter 2 A Land of Diversity/53
Cultural Melting Pot/56
The Temporal Dimension of Identity/60
Hometown and Elsewhere/66
The Dialectics of Identity/72
Words Are Homes/76
Face of the Future/92
Chapter 3 People in Cities/97
Cities as Symbols/100
Beijing and Its People/102
Character and Cityscape/106
The Need to Gather/108
Crowded Cities and the Philosophy of Inter-Human Relations/112
Trading Ground/128
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