University Chemistry ›› 2023, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (2): 140-146.doi: 10.3866/PKU.DXHX202206046

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Cultivation of Cultural Confidence in General Education Course "Chemistry in Liberal Arts": The Charm of Chinese Ceramics

Zhihong Wang()   

  • Received:2022-06-14 Accepted:2022-06-27 Published:2022-07-20
  • Contact: Zhihong Wang E-mail:zhihongwang@nankai.edu.cn

Abstract:

General education courses are important for the students to form a complete knowledge structure and balance between science and liberal arts. The author has offered a course named Chemistry in Liberal Arts and uses Chinese ceramics as an example in this paper. The artistic characteristics of several important stages in the development of Chinese ceramics and the relative chemical knowledge are introduced. The paper also discusses the exploration to combine scientific knowledge with cultural heritage, so as to encourage students to enhance their national cultural confidence and improve their scientific and humanistic literacy.

Key words: General education, Chemistry in liberal arts, Chinese ceramics, Cultural confidence