Humans Moving Downward: "Laozi" as the Supreme Text/人往低处走：《老子》天下&# [Chinese]

By 新华书店北美网 and 李零

Renowned scholar and Peking University professor Li Ling offers a fresh interpretation of "Laozi". 著名学者、北大教授李零，全新解读《老子》 The Chinese traditional cultural classic "Laozi" (also known as the "Tao Te Ching") is concise yet profound, with broad and insightful ideas. It focuses on elucidating the Way of Heaven (天道) and applies this to human affairs, guiding self-cultivation, governance, and confronting real-world society. As the saying goes, "people strive for higher ground, while water flows downward." "Laozi" takes the opposite approach, emphasizing the willingness to stay in the lower reaches and avoid contending for the upper stream. In this regard, it stands unparalleled. Although brief in length, "Laozi" carries deep meaning, evoking a sense of mystery. It is distinctive in its form, content, narrative logic, and literary techniques. Li Ling has studied "Laozi" for decades and has transformed his Peking University lecture notes into an accessible scholarly popularize reading materials. This book helps readers read and understand the text of "Laozi" with precision and minimal obstacles, genuinely feel the humanistic spirit of the classical era, and thereby deeply comprehend and absorb the intellectual wisdom of pre-Qin philosophy. 中国传统文化经典《老子》短小精悍、思想广博、睿智深刻，重在阐释天道，并以其关照人道，指导修身、治国，直面现实社会。 俗话说，人往高处走，水往低处流。《老子》正好相反，它强调的是，甘居下流，不争上游。在这方面，它是天下第一。《老子》篇幅虽短，意境却深，给人神秘感，在形式、内容、叙述逻辑、文学手法上都很有特点。 李零研读《老子》数十年，将北大的课堂讲义写成通俗易懂的学术普及读物。本书可帮助读者精准而最少障碍地阅读并理解《老子》文本，真切地感受古典时代的人文气息，从而深入领悟和吸纳先秦子学的思想智慧。

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 7807684127
• ISBN13: 9787807684121
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: China National Publications Import & Export C
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.0"