what we should be mostlyclear about are the stance that wetake and reality that we are in.Except for the features ofaesthetics，the Chinese-style stuff for show in this book are also characterized by some interesting traits： intense ethnic preferences， im provisation，mixing of pragmatism， flexible accom modability， political tradition &legacyandgeneofsocialsystem as well as mental state of show-off and affectation...We extract Chinese-style stuff from their ecological environments for an in-depth scrutiny of struaural contexts and cultural connotations ofthe things themselves，trying to deapher the relationships between the stuffand the Chinese people and between them and the Chinese society.Why attention on contemporaneous articles in common use in China ? For China whose influences to the world have been increasingly profound， we cannot presentit to the world only with its serious politics， stereotype historical specimens or grand epic image ofelitism.lnstead，we hope to explore cultural values in pristineness and humanity manifested by concrete objects of everyday life （i.e.articles，architecture，imagery， men or women）and exhibit a live and animated China to the whole world.uaural contexts and cultural connotations ofthe things themselves，trying to deapher the relationships between the stuffand the Chinese people and between them and the Chinese society.Why attention on contemporaneous articles in common use in China ? For China whose influences to the world have been increasingly profound， we cannot presentit to the world onlywith its serious politics， stereotype historical specimens or grand epic image ofelitism.lnstead，we hope to explore cultural values in pristineness and humanity manifested by concrete objects of everyday life （i.e.articles，architecture，imagery， men or women）and exhibit a live and animated China to the whole world.