Lotus in the poetry of Tang Dynasty 中国唐代诗歌中的荷花 Abstract In Chinese literature‚ the lotus flower has always renowned as one of the most pure and beautiful flowers. It is regarded that it embodies the Chinese spirit vividly. In the the poetry of Tang Dynasty three aspects of the lotus’s image are the most frequently discussed. Firstly‚ the lotus can be regarded as a symbol of gentleness of the scholars at that time. In another word‚ a symbol of the individual personality
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Reasons for Decline of Tang Dynasty There were four reasons leading to Tang’s decline‚ among which the dominance of the eunuchs‚ the separatist regions of Fanzhen and clique conflicts were internal factors while peasants’ uprising was the external factor. First‚ the dominance of eunuchs during this dynasty was unparalleled in Chinese history‚ much more rampant than that of Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220) and the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). From the late period of Emperor Xuanzong’s reign‚ the
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The Song Dynasty: Interactions The Song set up supervised markets along the border to encourage trade between them and its neighbors. In 971CE the government established the first Maritime Trade Supervisorate followed by four others. Its roles included the taxation of imported goods‚ government purchase and sale of imported goods‚ and to issue foreign trade permits for local merchants. Chinese goods that flowed north in large quantities included tea‚ silk‚ copper coins‚ paper and printed books
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of not judging people by their appearance; rather‚ there is more to a man than what appears on the surface. The idea that money cannot buy happiness is also suggested. The speakers are townspeople who admire Richard Cory. The surface and basic structure of the poem – description‚ followed by a shock ending‚ and obvious interpretations as "wealth and beauty do not mean one is happy" and "one does not know the heart of others"‚ make it liable to be dismissed as tritely conventional. In other respects
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Why did Chinese farmers move from northern to southern China during the Tang and Song dynasties? Attacks and wars by tribes drove many farmers to move south. How did the raising of rice change over time and how did it influence China? New types of rice were brought to China and it matured in two months instead of five which allowed the farmers to grow surplus amounts of rice. What was the importance of the Grand Canal? The farmers were able to ship their rice across the Grand Canal and busy boat
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False Democracy: Political Dynasty The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines dynasty as a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time. In the Philippines‚ according to a research by the Center for People Empowerment and Governance‚ we have about 250 political families who have dominated Philippine politics at the national and local level. This is 0.00001667 % of the country’s 15 million families (CENPEG‚ 2007). They comprise a little‚ among the represented Filipinos
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access and opportunity to public office and service. One of the problem of our political system is the political dynasty. The existence of political dynasties in democratic cultures‚ particularly in a fortifying democracy‚ has inspired debate among scholars‚ policymakers and activists that are pro-democratic. In many instances‚ scholars‚ politicians‚ activists‚ and experts in politics have indicated that political dynasty is a falling block to a strong democracy‚ which is a destruction to the quality
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After the fall of the Han Dynasty in the early second century‚ China had fallen into an era of civil unrest that would last for nearly four centuries. It was not until the Sui Dynasty that China would be restored to a unified state that could be productive and expansive once again. Although the Sui‚ Tang‚ and Song dynasty would all follow similar footsteps of the successful Han Dynasty‚ they each made small innovations to the political systems‚ religious foundations‚ and social lives that allowed them
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1.2Thesis Statement: Political dynasties should be banned because political and personal interests are promoted 2.0 Basic Arguments 2.1 Political dynasties promote nepotism‚ favoritism and corruption 2.1.1 Political clans are motivated by the preservation of wealth rather than the implementation of basic political ideologies. 2.1.2 Officials do not control only political power within themselves; they cultivate nepotism by appointing relatives. 2.2 Formation of political kingdoms inhibits democracy
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similarity between the Han Dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan Dynasty in terms of political control of the population was they both supported patriarchal families where women were subordinate to men. However‚ an important difference is that in India they had a caste system including jatis‚ which did not exist in Han China. Several similarities of both Gupta/Mauryan dynasty and Han dynasty are they had development of iron and textile expansion. Male dominance was part of both the Han dynasty and the Gupta/Mauryan
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