This book comprehensively explores the changes in the Chinese spiritual world from the perspective of transition and transformation. Chinese feeling, a brand-new concept corresponding to Chinese experience, refers to the vicissitudes that 1.3 billion Chinese people have been through in their spiritual worlds. The book discusses this concept together with Chinese experience, two aspects of the transformation of the Chinese mentality that resulted from the unprecedented social changes since 1978, and which have given this unique era historical meaning and cultural values. At the same time they offer a dual perspective for understanding this great social transition. 

Further, the book considers what will happen if we only focus on the “Chinese Experience” while neglecting the “Chinese Feeling”; the changes the Chinese people undergo when their desires, wishes and personalities have changed China; and how their emotionally charged social mentality follow ebbs and flows of the changing society. Lastly it asks what embarrassment and frustration the population will be faced with next after the tribulations their spiritual world has already been through.

Professor Zhou Xiaohong is Professor in sociology and social psychology, Head of Department of Sociology, Nanjing University. He plays a leading role in “China Studies” in China. He has produced more than 20 works, such as Cultural Reverse: Intercultural Revolution in a Transitional Society; Tradition and Transformation: Social Psychology of Jiangsu & Zhejiang Farmers, and its Evolution in Modern Times; The History and System of Western Sociology (Volume 1) Classic Contribution; Modern Social Psychology; Modern History of Social Psychology. He has published more than 90 research papers both in Chinese and English in Social Sciences in China, Sociological Studies, Historical Research etc. He has received the following: special government allowance (1993), Baogang Teacher Special Prize (1995),Outstanding Young Teacher Award (The Ministry of Education, 2001), Middle-aged and Young Expert with Outstanding Contributions(Jiangsu, 2004), National Award for Distinguished Teacher (The Ministry of Education, 2003).