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“Wo Jiao Lin Lan.” I learned this sentence last year in Chinese class. Me knowing Chinese was one of the reasons why I wanted to make Hong Kong my stopover for my return to Japan. I was also encouraged by the fact that my friend Natalie will come with me to Hong Kong. I was able to learn the Hong Kong culture and lifestyle. On this trip, I really enjoyed the sightseeing locations. On the first day of Hong Kong, I was lucky enough to ride on a double decker bus that took me on a night tour…

The rise and the fall of the Han (206 BCE - 220 CE) and the Sui (581 CE - 618) dynasties in post-classical China was followed by the life of the Tang (618 CE - 918), a dynasty which was the first to rebuild the Chinese empire after the fall of the Sui, which was then followed up by the short-lived Song (960 CE - 1279) dynasty. The fall of the Han dynasty brought about a time of turmoil. The broken pieces left by the Han were then picked up by the Sui who was also short-lived, similar to that of…

Confucianism is a social ideology developed by the Chinese scholar and teacher Confucius (ca 551-479 B.C.). It is a worldview, a social ethic, a political ideology, a scholarly tradition, and a way of life (Welming, 1). The Confucian ideology focused on piety, humaneness, ritual, and support for the hierarchy (Westergard, 2). Although there were writings of Confucianism as early as the 4 century, it rose to dominance in the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E-220 C.E.). Reigning for more than 400 years with…

Kuiwen Hall is believed to be a rare architecture in the Chinese history. It is the second largest and tallest architecture in the Temple of Confucius in Qufu, ranks behind the Dacheng Hall. The tower is built with timber without using a metal nail, still, with a strong structure. There was a huge earthquake in the period of Qing Kangxi Emperor ages. Most of the buildings collapsed at that time, while the Kuiwen Hall stood firm.…

Entry Type: Academic Focus SLO: Reflective Communicator Artifact Description: Mandarin Padlet Assignments In my Mandarin class Ms.Wang will give us a word in Chinese and we have to learn how to use correctly in a sentence. Recently we learn the word 错(cuo). We have to write three sentences using that word but we have to use a verb before cuo. Before writing sentences using the new word we learned she will give us a sentences and we have to guess what the word means in English first.…

The Case of Community Care Centre Plan The emergence and development of the community care centre Background The Community Care Centre Plan (CCCP) was implemented in Taiwan because of the social conditions and pressures of the ageing population in the 1990s. The CCCP was based on the unique social conditions in Taiwan, namely the Community Development Associations (CDAs) system. In Taiwan, CDAs are widespread grassroots organizations. Most CDAs were established by the Community Development Plan,…

Chinese and Their Work Culture China consists of 56 different ethnic groups (Wang, 2015). The Han constitutes majority of the total population, with sub groups such as Cantonese and Hakka (Erbaugh, 2000); the other 55 groups are generally referred to as the minority groups (Wang, 2015), such as the Mongols, Hui people and Tibetan people (Dwyer, 2005). According to Heathfield (2016), work culture refers to values, beliefs, thought processes, attitudes and behaviours shared by a group of people,…

the first Chinese-American movie star, was very influential in the rise of Asian-American prominence in film. She was born as her chinese name Wong Liu Tsong, meaning ‘frosted yellow willow’, and told those around her, “I represent one considerable spot of yellow that’s come to stay in the silver of the screen” (Corliss 2, “Anna May Wong: In Her Own Words”). Through her work, Wong has helped to normalize the image of Asian Americans on screen, and proved the significance of Asian Americans in…

The Analects is a collection of passages written in the words of Confucius and his disciples.It largely aims to shows the moral and philosophical values in China and other Eastern countries. Confucius can be regarded conservative through this writings; however, conservatism is greatly seen in the Analects through different themes like rituals (Li), humaneness (Jen/Ren), Superior Scholar (Chun-tzu), Filial (Xiao). Confucius has focused a number of his teachings on following rites and rituals, in…

Prologue In the year 1881, a year before the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed, the increasing riots and incoming Chinese Immigrants, pressured Congress to act upon its white, American citizens’ wishes. In the last decade, the the Chinese were blamed for the economical depression and drought among the land. The reason behind the Chinese immigrants being blamed for everything, was because they were easy targets due to their cultural differences. The Xia family was one of the last worker…