2010年，由嵩山地區(qū)8處11項歷史建筑組成的登封“天地之中”歷史建筑群，被第34屆聯(lián)合國教科文組織世界遺產(chǎn)委員會大會收入《世界遺產(chǎn)名錄》，正式成為“世界文化遺產(chǎn)”。
本書以深入淺出的講述，配以生動的圖片，向讀者介紹規(guī)模龐大的歷史建筑群的豐富內(nèi)容。包括周公測景臺和登封觀星臺、嵩岳寺塔、少林寺建筑群(常住院、初祖庵、塔林)、會善寺、嵩陽書院、太室闕、少室闕、啟母闕及中岳廟8處11項共367座建筑。并回答了“天地之中”這一核心，指的到底是什么？有何魔力能將這彼此各異的文化遺產(chǎn)聚集于此？讀懂了“天地之中”，讀懂的也許不僅是這建筑群，不僅是嵩山，更能從中探尋中國傳統(tǒng)文化的主線。
任 偉，1968年生，2001年南開大學(xué)歷史學(xué)博士畢業(yè)�，F(xiàn)任鄭州大學(xué)歷史學(xué)院、南開大學(xué)歷史學(xué)院碩士研究生導(dǎo)師，鄭州市文物局局長、《古都鄭州》雜志執(zhí)行主編。主要研究方向為商周史及商周考古、文化遺產(chǎn)保護。
曾先后參加了國家“九五”重大科研攻關(guān)項目“夏商周斷代工程”、 “天地之中歷史建筑群研究”、“新型城鎮(zhèn)化建設(shè)中的文化遺產(chǎn)保護”等課題研究。
Chapter I Why is the term “the Central Kingdom”? \\ 1
Chapter II Mount Songshan: The Center of Heaven and Earth \\ 9
Chapter III The Nation’s Grand Events: The Three Han Que Gates, the Zhongyue Temple and Sacrifices on Mountains \\ 45 Section One The Three Han Que Gates: The Earliest Tangible Evidence to Sacrifices on Mountains \\ 46 Section Two From the Taishi Shrine to the Zhongyue Temple: Sacrifices on the Central Sacred Mountain \\ 58
Chapter IV The Observatory in the Center of Earth: The World of Astronomy in Ancient China \\ 73 Section One Culture Reflected in Astronomy \\ 75 Section Two Obsession with “the Center of Earth” in Ancient China \\ 78 Section Three The Giant Sundial Built by Guo Shoujing at the Center of Earth \\ 88
Chapter V The Chan Buddhism and Martial Art: Localization of Buddhism at Mount Songshan \\ 97 Section One The Cradle of the Chan Buddhism Deep in the Luxuriant Woods of Mount Shaoshi \\ 98Section Two The Huishan Temple: A Witness to the Growth of Chinese Chan Buddhism \\ 108 Section Three Motion and Tranquility: Martial Art and Chan \\ 114
Chapter VI The Songyang Academy of Classical Learning: A Frontier of New Confucianism \\ 125 Section One An academy Growing out of a Temple \\ 126 Section Two A Place of Rebirth of Confucianism: The Witness to the Crisis and Rejuvenation of Confucianism \\ 136
Chapter VII Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism at Mount Songshan: From Rivals to Being in Harmony \\ 143 Section One Taoism: The First Step on Mount Songshan \\ 144 Section Two Harmony Between Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism at Mount Songshan \\ 150
Chapter VIII An Architectural Epitome \\ 161 Section One An Example of the Official Architecture: Yingzao Fashi and the Main Hall of the Chuzu Temple \\ 162 Section Two Innumerable pagodas in the Pagoda Forest in the Shaolin Temple \\ 174 Section Three A Milestone Work of Chinese Pagodas \\ 186
Epilogue \\ 194
Appendices \\ 196 Appendix I Tour Map of Historic Monuments of Mount Songshan \\ 196 Appendix II Emperors who Offered Sacrifices to Mount Songshan \\ 197 Appendix III The Pagoda Forest of the Shaolin Temple \\ 205 Appendix IV Important Pictures on the Three Han Que Gates \\ 230 Appendix V Important Structures within the Zhongyue Temple \\ 234 Appendix VI Important Steles and Other Cultural Relics at Mount Songshan\\ 238
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