centuries‚ Japan also faced major transformations. China stands out as having distinct traditions. Tradition emphasized on male-dominated and filial piety. The Ming and Qing emperors supported Confucian values and tradition. The Song dynasty scholar Zhu Xi‚ combined the moral‚ ethical and political values of Confucius. The Chinese moralists portrayed themselves as one large family. Their children supposed to look after their parents’ happiness and well-being. Also‚ the Confucian principles subjected
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I. Study relevant issues concerning the following terms and know their relations: 16 prefectures of Yan-Yun Yue Fei Wen Tianxiang Emperor Song Taizu Emperor Song Gaozong Emperor Song Huizong Chenqiao Mutiny Li Qingzhao Chaste Widowhood Zhu Xi Four Books Civil Service Exams Jurchen Jin Khitan Liao Wang Anshi’s New Policies Five Dynasties10 Kingdoms Mazu Guanyin Treaty of Shanyuan Naito Hypothesis Foot binding Genghis Khan Kublai Khan Four Yuan racial classes Tangut Xixia Quanzhou Five
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The Story of the Stone by Cao Xueqin is an animated‚ lively account of life in a large Chinese household in the mid-18th century Qing dynasty. It remains a fascinating novel for modern readers with its vivid and detailed descriptions of the minutiae of daily life - from clothing‚ food and interior design to education‚ marriage and death. For all its realism however‚ The Story of the Stone is not set entirely in reality. The very premise of the whole tale‚ that of a single rock left out of
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words what each of the following terms means and why it is significant to a study of world history. Those terms with an asterisk may be defined in the glossary. Xuanzang Yang Jian Sui Yangdi Tang Taizong An Lushan Huange Chao Du Fu Song Taizu Li Bo Zhu Xi Murasaki Shikibu Sui Grand Canal Tang Chang’an Equal-field System Bureaucracy of merit Middle Kingdom Uighurs Song Khitan Jurchen Foot Binding Dunhuang Chan Buddhism Neo-Confucianism* Silla Vietnam Nara Japan Heian period Tale of Genji Minamoto
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retreated before the popularity of Buddhism and Daoism. But a renaissance came during the Song dynasty when Confucianism responded to the challenge and developed its own metaphysics. This new trend is known as Neo-confucianism‚ and its main exponent was Zhu Xi (1130-1200). It subsequently became the main orthodoxy of the scholar officials until
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Corruption is found in the government when instead of thinking about the interests of the citizens as a whole‚ the members of the government are chiefly interested in promoting their own selfish interests. Corruption is found in both public and private organizations and everyone starting from the clerk to the Managing Director of a company is corrupt in a way or the other. The clerk takes small bribes from the people who visit the office so that their work is finished early than the others who are
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aspire to imitate is the sheng‚ which translates to sage. Because this is hard to obtain‚ Confucius created junzi. Junzi‚ translated as gentleman‚ is more easily obtainable by individuals. Junzi is second only to the sheng (or sage) as defined by Zhu Xi in in the BBC documentary Genius of the Ancient World. The qualities of such a person are plentiful. Junzi operates more through action than words. The western ideas associated with gentleman are seen with this person‚ a junzi is obedient‚ wise‚
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Confucianism in China: Past and Present China‚ a country of ancient history and tradition‚ known for having one of the oldest roots in history and carrying on ancient practices to the modern day‚ but China is rapidly changing‚ with new beliefs‚ practices and cultural ties China is rapidly becoming a world power‚ reforming those old traditions and creating new ones. However‚ the influences of ancient philosophies‚ such as Legalism‚ Taoism‚ and Confucianism‚ can still be felt in modern China influencing
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Before the examination system took place‚ officials were mostly selected from dignitaries‚ and people’s social status could hardly change in their future generations. Therefore‚ the establishment of the examination system is a historically meaningful improvement by offering lower-class intellectuals opportunities to change their fates through education. Besides‚ as there are more benefits the system brought on stage‚ drawbacks alongside underlay the history in the following respects. Government:
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Characteristic analysis of women’s writing between Chinese and British ----- Comparison of Elizabeth Bennet and Manzhen Gu Introduction Literature includes stories‚ poems‚ and plays‚ especially those that are considered to have value as art and not just entertainment (MACMILIAN). As a vital part of literature‚ fiction have a long history and variety genres‚ furthermore women’s writing is a bright spot. This essay will state the similarities and differences between British and Chinese
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