Chinese thought

12/8/2016 Central Themes in Chinese Poetry and Their Cultural Implications When it comes to the history of East-Asian culture, there is a long and rich background of art, science, and technology. Specifically in the Chinese culture, the many dynastic eras brought about a great amount of advances in technology and trade that left an indelible mark on human history. But the changing eras also brought about the forming of new ideas through poetic expression. The Chinese practice in poetry…

about nature, the birth of the universe and other phenomena that are not easy to understand. Some cultures adopt different facts to find such explanation. The book of Genesis explains about the beginning and creation of nature (15); meanwhile, the Chinese beliefs are based on a cosmic egg that mix the two forces of the Yin and Yang (27). These creation stories help humans to understand where they came from and how the world began, setting up a belief system in their cultures. Firstly, one of…

the early dynasties of China because unification resembles harmony throughout the land and to the people. This thought was initially derived from Kong Fuzi (Confucius) through his Confucian principles and was strengthened by Legalism in the Qin dynasty. In legalism, it is perceived that social harmony can be attained through a strong government that uphold laws firmly. The strong Chinese cognition that the foundations for a strong government depends in the agriculture and military also convinced…

story, The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl, she reveals denial and shame towards her parent’s culture to illuminate the importance of having multiple cultures in a person’s life. Though reading this story one can discover her denial towards her Chinese culture was because she just wanted to integrate and be like the rest. The majority of children will be forced into ideas that are presented and taught by the parents. The parent is only passionate to keep the traditions that are passed down…

When discussing the topic of politeness in Chinese culture it is important to address the concept of Confucianism and the role that it played in forming what Chinese culture is today. Confucianism can be defined as a way of life that was first established by Confucius in the 6th–5th century BCE. Confucianism is a western term used to describe the set of values propagated by Confucius himself, this set of rules and values have been the foundations of Chinese society for over two millennia; this…

How did the Cultural Revolution impact in the production of historical knowledge in China? Timmy Lamwaikit SB420181 In Chinese history, Cultural Revolution has an important position.Most of Chinese know the word,but they do not know what do not mean clearly.So,what is a main mean about Cultural Revolution?And what does its impact? Cultural Revolution is a very complicated thing. Its results with the original purpose of the opposite claims, it makes an extremely tragic consequences. The…

story and how this culture affected her family personally. Being Chinese decent, she was raised in a very strict, superstitious, tradition holding household. She goes on to explain to us, how her mother forced her sisters and her to thread their eyebrows and face. Ancient Chinese tradition always held women to a certain standard, a woman’s appearance was very important in their culture. This essay further goes on to explain Chinese culture, how family and community orientated they are, how their…

The Taoism and Confucianism are both the religion that are play important role in the early ancient Chinese history. Taoism believing in the personal practice, they believed that what they are doing on religion purpose is their personal things, and it will not effect by other peoples. Also, they believed that people practice in this religion is trying to free their soul and for the chance to live forever. In Taoism, their highest belief is the “Tao”, which translate to as “way”. The general…

American Born Chinese and stereotypes “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” I believe this quote by Margaret Mead is very accurate and is something that all parents, teachers and adults should think about. “A stereotype is used to categorize a group of people. People don 't understand that type of person, so they put them into classifications, thinking that everyone who is that needs to be like that, or anyone who acts like their classifications is one.” (Dictionary.com).…

According to “The Nat Yuen Collection of Chinese Antiquities” written by UQ Art Museum, a ceramic art piece has a “blue and white porcelain” (art museum).This extravagance piece of art sovereignty during the “Manchu Jiaqing emperor (1796–1820 CE), this bottle vase carries the six-character imperial…