#777 in History books
Reddit mentions of China: A Cultural, Social, and Political History
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I think the work of Patricia Ebrey is perfect for what you are after. Try these books:
China: A Cultural, Social, and Political History
and
Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook
She has also set up some nice stuff on their website at UW:
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/
Used this book for my first survey course on Chinese history. It glosses over loads of info, and should not be used alone for any sort of real research, but it's good enough if you just want to go a level above wikipedia.
I took a course on Chinese history and culture in undergrad and the two textbooks we used were,
https://www.amazon.com/China-Cultural-Social-Political-History/dp/0618133879/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=CHINA%3A+CULTURAL%2C+SOCIAL+%26+POLITICAL+HISTORY&qid=1566906878&s=gateway&sr=8-1
https://www.amazon.com/Understanding-China-Economy-History-Political/dp/0809016516/ref=sr_1_21?keywords=chinese+history+and+culture&qid=1566906550&s=gateway&sr=8-21
However, I think they were a little weak on things like mythology, etc. and a stronger focus on history. It does discuss cultural things, though, like various philosophers of the time, some of the inventions of the time, some famous writers, etc.