Historically‚ the guqin has been viewed as a symbol of Chinese high culture and the instrument most expressive of the essence of Chinese music. More than 100 harmonics can be played on the guqin‚ which probably is the largest number of harmonics of any instrument. The guqin has its own notation‚ which itself has a history of at least 1500 years. There are over 150 guqin handbooks in existence‚ which contain in excess of 3‚000 pieces of music as well as essays on the theoretical aspects of the guqin
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Stephanie George Kelly O ’Connor-Salomon Popular and Contemporary Literature March 24‚ 2013 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Critical Reflection Part I The critic and scholar Karen Sanchez-Eppler says‚ "Narrative formulas index cultural obsessions." The narrative formula for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson follows two unlikely heros‚ each guided by their own set of principles and outlooks on the world and influenced by the events in the story‚ coming together to solve a seemingly
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Chinese Zodiac The Shēngxiào (Chinese: 生肖)‚ better known in English as the Chinese Zodiac‚ is a scheme that relates each year to an animal and its reputed attributes‚ according to a 12-year mathematical cycle. It has wide currency in several East Asian countries such as China and Korea and Japan. Identifying this scheme using the term "zodiac" reflects several similarities to the Western zodiac: both have time cycles divided into 12 parts‚ each labels at least the majority of those parts with
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speak about the possibilities and challenges of the Chinese market. First I’ll account for our goals entering the Chinese market. Second I’ll speak about some of the difficulties and failures we have experienced. Third I’ll tell you how we‚ in spite of these problems‚ have succeeded on the Chinese market and the reasons for the success of our strategy. Finally I’ll point out important cultural differences between the American and the Chinese culture‚ and discuss the important necessary tools to
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Stieg Larsson managed to do throughout the whole book. There were many different plot lines and characters‚ which helped me identify the conflicts charters had with finding truth‚ love‚ and their identity. Throughout the novel‚ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo‚ Blomkvist and Salander are trying to uncover what happened to Harriet Vanger. Though this is the main plot
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Chinese Art The Chinese culture is a very interesting topic to learn about. They have many beliefs‚ customs and traditions that make them unique. Art was very important to the Chinese culture. It was a way to express or symbolize emotions. The Chinese display many different styles as well as techniques to express who they truly are and believe. Art began in China in stone structures. Large carvings were carried out by families rather than one particular person. Throughout the years‚ Chinese
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Chinese Traditions Values for one society may seem strange to another society‚ but nonetheless‚ they are important to that society. For instance‚ the painful and debilitating Chinese tradition of foot binding‚ as bizarre as it may seem to our culture‚ to the Chinese people‚ it was the esoteric essence of pure beauty and signified status within the family structure‚ allowing young women with lotus feet better opportunities for marriage with well-to-do families. Traditional Chinese courtyard life
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Chinese proverbs • o Literally: A drop of water shall be returned with a burst of spring. o Meaning: Even if it was just a little help from others‚ you should return the favor with all you can when others are in need. • ， o Literally: If one person is not hungry‚ the whole family is not hungry. o Meaning: Families will make sacrifices for individual members of the family. o Common Misunderstanding: If one person in the family is happy‚ the whole family is happy. • ‚ o Literally:
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Chinese Masks Chinese masks first appeared in China some 3‚500 years ago primarily used for Chinese shamanism. Chinese masks became an age old cultural phenomenon shared by all ethnic groups in China. The Chinese developed such masks to overcome disasters and to protect their lives. These masks were given many functions like‚ communicating with the gods‚ bringing blessings‚ driving away ghosts‚ warding off diseases‚ and lots of sacrificial rituals involving masks were regularly held. Many
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Title: Four Anecdotes from the Life of Wang Xizhi‚ ca. 1310 By: Zhao Mengfu (Chinese‚ 1254–1322) Type: Handscroll‚ ink on paper Size: 9 5/8 x 46 1/8 in. (24.4 x 117 cm) The artist of this calligraphy scroll‚ Zhao Mengfu‚ was highly praised by the Yuan emperor Renzong as unrivaled traditional Chinese polymath (for a lack of a better word). It is said that the emperor admired him for possessing the following seven outstanding qualities: wide learning‚ Song royal ancestry‚ elegant and charismatic
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