East. The history of the culture of China and Japan

Eastern civilization for Europeans is full of mysteries, but as soon as you get acquainted with it, the attractive charm of another organization and perception of life does not let go. How and why the eastern world has become one where the origins of the art of contemplation of time have been hidden, why did Eastern wisdom have such a great influence on world philosophy? Is it so important to live in unity with the world around us, in unison with nature, subordinating the sociocultural organization of society to natural cycles? Traditional Chinese aesthetics claims: Man and nature are one whole. Sabi for the Japanese is associated with the beauty of simplicity, not striking, twisted by the raid of antiquity. If you want to figure it out, read this book