Humour in Chinese Life and Letters

Humour in Chinese Life and Letters
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Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages : 310
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ISBN-10 : 9789888083510
ISBN-13 : 9888083511
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Download or read book Humour in Chinese Life and Letters written by Jessica Milner Davis and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present study emphasizes Chapter Six of Huai-nan Tzu in expounding the theory of kan-ying STIMULUS-RESPONSE; RESONANCE, which postulates that all things in the universe are interrelated and influence each other according to pre-set patterns.


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