Ten Thousand Things: Nurturing Life in Contemporary BeijingTen Thousand Things explores the many forms of life, or, in ancient Chinese parlance “the ten thousand things” that life is and is becoming, in contemporary Beijing and beyond. Coauthored by an American anthropologist and a Chinese philosopher, the book examines the myriad ways contemporary residents of Beijing understand and nurture the good life, practice the embodied arts of everyday wellbeing, and in doing so draw on cultural resources ranging from ancient metaphysics to modern media. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Life Well Nurtured | 11 |
City Life | 49 |
How to Live | 125 |
Daily Life | 173 |
The Meaning of Life | 239 |
Conclusion | 279 |
Notes | 295 |
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Ten Thousand Things: Nurturing Life in Contemporary Beijing Judith Farquhar,Qicheng Zhang Limited preview - 2012 |