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	Podcast:		The Philosopher's Zone - Program podcast
	Episode:		China, Confucius and the courtyard
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:28:27
	Publish Date:		2022-02-06 06:30:00
	Description:		For more than three millennia, most buildings in China were configured around a central courtyard. This week’s guest believes that the courtyard helps us to understand Chinese society and culture, as well as Confucian philosophy. Today, with increasing numbers of people living in urban apartment buildings, the courtyard has become something of a period piece. What does this tell us about Chinese thought and identity in the modern world?
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