(Edward) Zhang Religion 100Q Dr. Mullen Nov 11th‚ 2013 Influences of Confucian Virtues on Chinese Moral Standard In China‚ “Hyo” is a traditional moral behavior since ancient China. In Chinese‚ “Hyo” means filial piety‚ a virtue of respect to parents and ancestors. This kind of virtue is not only praised highly in ancient China‚ it is also one of the most important virtues affecting modern Chinese nowadays. “Hyo” is the first virtue of the eight main virtues in Confucianism. These eight virtues
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China‚ which is famous for its Traditional Chinese Medicine‚ invented acupuncture‚ medical massage‚ and Chinese herbal medicine. Traditional Chinese Medicine is the oldest medical system in the world and is used by many people as a primary health care system. It has an important impact on other parts of the world including England‚ Japan‚ and USA. Acupuncture is a long-established system of healthcare. It can stimulate the body’s own healing response by inserting needles into specific locations
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Chinese New Year Fun Facts! In ancient times‚ Buddha asked all the animals to meet him on Chinese New Year. Twelve came and Buddha named a year after each one. People born during the year of the snake are wise‚ charming‚ generous‚ and smart. Red‚ the color of Chinese New Year‚ symbolizes fire which drives away bad luck. Long ago‚ people in China lit bamboo stalks‚ believing that the crackling flames would frighten evil spirits. Tangerines symbolize luck and prosperity. The traditional
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Learning difficulties from Chinese and American culture Question 1 Different culture of East and West can cause problems in each other. American culture trends to individualism. They need for more privacy and personal space. They do not independent of other people. On the contrary‚ Chinese culture trends to collectivism. They need to more close physical contact and close personal relationship or friendship. They concern about other people live for building up a close relationship. Therefore
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Chinese Food Industry and Market Report Ying Bin & Xia Ni‚ Tong Wentao‚ Hu Linqing‚ Du Peng‚ Lu Liaoyuan‚ Yan Jihong LIFS‚ Lund University‚ Sweden Zhongnan University of Economics & Law‚ China July 1st‚ 2006 Introduction China is a country in transition that is developing rapidly. Although China became a net export country of food after 1980’s‚ the import and export scales of foods keep growing for many years. In 2005‚ the food trade scale has reached 44.28 Billion US$ with a growth
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Mass executions landlords and other rightists‚ more than 1 million likely killed. • Dec 10‚ 1949: Communists take Chiangdu which was last KMT stronghold. Chiang Kai Shek flees to Taiwan. • 1927 was a cataclysmic year for everyone involved in the Chinese Revolution. Mao and his communist cohorts were involved in the uprisings in southern China. • 1937 - Mao published "On Contradiction" and "On Practice"‚ revolutionary tracts • Successes - Survival and success of the CCP - Attracted followers
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Aesthetic differences between Chinese and Western Poetry —critics on Xu Yuanchong’s Chinese poetry translation 1 Introduction Nowadays in China‚ there are mainly two kinds of different opinions on translating classical Chinese poems. On one side‚ Xu Yuanzhong‚ as a representative，hold that classical Chinese poems should be translated in the form of poems(rhymed verse translation). Xu Yuanzhong put forward the Theory of Three Beauties and the Theory of Rivalry. On the other side‚ scholars such as
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western idea of medical treatment with Ch’i and Chinese healing. Western medical treatment is tremendously different from Chinese medical treatment isn several ways. First of all‚ the Chinese use inductive and synthetic methods‚ while western medicine uses reductive and analytical methods. This can be seen in how the Chinese understand and learn medicine. Instead of solving everything with evidence and scientifical reason like western doctors‚ the Chinese use experience and cures that seem to work for
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American and Chinese university life Did Chinese students think about American students’ life in the university? Is American university life same as Chinese? America is good at technology‚ education‚ etc. It was reported that many of the most famous universities are in America. So many Chinese teachers visited America‚ learning their experience. They found American and Chinese university life are similar in some ways‚ whereas more differences between them because of the culture differences. When
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Comparison of English and Chinese Family Names Hongmei Zhu School of Foreign languages‚ Henan University of Technology Lotus Street‚ Hi-Tech Development Zone‚ Zhengzhou 450001‚ Henan‚ China Tel: 86-371-6775-6797 E-mail: zhuhongmei@haut.edu Abstract The family names of humans are formed and used in the long process of the course of history and the development of society. Family names‚ being a part of culture‚ are closely related to history and culture. English and Chinese names are different in their
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