http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/history/east-asian-history/astrology-and-cosmology-early-china-conforming-earth-heaven
The ancient Chinese were profoundly influenced by the Sun, Moon and stars, making persistent efforts to mirror astral phenomena in shaping their civilization. In this pioneering text, David W. Pankenier introduces readers to a seriously understudied field, illustrating how astronomy shaped the culture of China from the very beginning and how it influenced areas as disparate as art, architecture, calendrical science, myth, technology, and political and military decision-making. As elsewhere in the ancient world, there was no positive distinction between astronomy and astrology in ancient China, and so astrology, or more precisely, astral omenology, is a principal focus of the book. Drawing on a broad range of sources, including archaeological discoveries, classical texts, inscriptions and paleography, this thought-provoking book documents the role of astronomical phenomena in the development of the 'Celestial Empire' from the late Neolithic through the late imperial period.

"Mandarin, Guoyu or Putonghua? "Chinese" is a language known by many names, and China is a country home to many languages. Since the turn of the century linguists and politicians have been on a mission to create a common language for China. From the radical intellectuals of the May Fourth Movement, to leaders such as Chiang Kai-shek, and Mao Zedong, all fought to push the boundaries of language reform. Now, Internet users take the Chinese language in new and unpredictable directions. David Moser tells the remarkable story of China's language unification agenda and its controversial relationship with modern politics, challenging our conceptions of what it means to speak and be Chinese." -- Publisher's description

本书收录了郝柏林院士三十多年来有关中国科学的六十余篇感怀文章。它们有已刊载于报刊的，有网络出版、博客和网络访谈，也有一批从未发表的旧稿。
郝教授作为一名科学和教育前线的负戟战士，见证了中国所取得的巨大成就，也经历了许多困难和曲折。他以绝非"沉默的大多数"姿态，对中国科学发出高亢的呼吁。
全书共分为七个篇章，包括政策与环境、理论物理与统计物理、科学出版、教育、学风、人物及其他。作者随文附上说明，让读者对文章所处的社会环境有更好的认识，以启发思考。
前言
"我从来不是一个沉默的旁观者。在中国社会时而波澜壮阔、时而万马齐喑的转型期，我从旋涡激流中努力发出声声吟啸。"
--郝柏林

中国という国家を歴史からとらえなおし、世界のなかにおける中国とは何かを問う。現代中国を代表する思想家が、「文革・琉球・チベット」という三つのテーマを通して、日中関係を根源的に考える。中国からみた世界、歴史からみた中国。