Cinema of China

In the East, particular within the great ancient Chinese civilizations, two very different kinds of point to view of being Human had come to flourish in the Chinese culture. Which till this very day influences the day by day tasks and challenges faced by many. On one side there is the world renowned teachings of Confucius (Kongzi) which talks of becoming the perfect society via men who become the perfect gentlemen that followed his teachings in his Analects. On the other side we have the life…

Men’s superior status to women was raised to a philosophical form, which is the theory of Yin-Yang and Qian-Kun. The metaphor of Yin-Yang and Qian-Kun can be generally treated as the conceptual counterpart of the Western notion of femaleness and masculinity, however, their early forms were not intended to denote any human relations. “Yin-Yang” first appeared as a geographical concept, and with the development of society, was given the different meanings of softness and strength, extending to the…

The novel, “The Power of Place: Geography, Destiny, and Globalization’s Rough Landscape”, by Harm De Blij has taught me many things ranging from medical aspects to cultural problems within countries all around Earth. De Blij taught me as the world is “flattening” we are being able to connect easier to different places all over the world, but as the world is “flattening” cities are becoming less like the ones around them and more like different cities across the globe. As these cities are…

Personal Narrative “May I help you?” said a shop assistant with fluent Mandarin as soon as my mom and I entered the store of Jurlique in Mongkok, Hong Kong. Although we replied that we only want to take a look, she insisted to follow us. Whenever we mentioned or pointed to a commodity that we were interested, she immediately took it out of the counter, held it like models in the advertisements, and introduced us its functions with flawless Mandarin. She passionately introduced us to a series…

their rendering of negative space? In the following pages, I hope to give enough historical context to understand the practices and beliefs that surround and form a basis for landscape painting in 11th century, Northern and Southern Song Dynasty, China. Then I hope to observe Famous art historical pieces in order to illustrate my main points of interest, religious and philosophical influence and the meaning of this specific form of art. I will introduce contrasting western practices and…

three children. When Mei was a child living in China, life was pretty rough because her family were very poor. So her mother became more active and created a social club where she held gatherings for her close friends and family in order to raise money to immigrate abroad. Woo decided to name this social club, The Joy Luck Club, because the club was so financially successful. And eventually, Woo had enough finances to immigrate to America from China, with her daughter Mei and her husband. She…

Ming people are morally just with money and material possession, so he can trust his officials, and to set the tone for power in the empire. First, to understand where a person is coming from you must understand their background. The Emperor of China, Zhu Yuanzhang, was the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (New World Encyclopedia). He was born poor, joined the army, and was constantly surrounded by Confucian scholars to help him learn to organize an effective…

The Yellow Brick Road is the path that leads to Emerald City, the heart of Oz. This represented the financial golden standard that led the way to the political and financial center of Oz. The reason why I think the Yellow Brick Road was yellow is because yellow is a bright colour, which is most likely why it led to Emerald City, because it is also a very bright and beautiful city. The definition of gold standard is the best, most reliable, or most prestigious thing of its type. This makes sense…

of religion. The Chinese government is gradually in recent times (few decades) becoming more lenient with giving people their choice in religious beliefs. Since the nineteenth century china has been slow in converting china into main stream religions such as Protestant and Christian. The main language spoken in china is mandarin which accounts for roughly seventy one…

When my father first immigrated from China to America, he was nervous, bittersweet about leaving his native country, but mostly excited. To him and thousands of others like him, America was a sign of a life of new opportunity. Growing up, my life was a blend of American and Chinese cultures. As a young child, I was always unsure if I was more American or Chinese, or even both. I didn’t feel like I fit into any of those categories. Living in America, I was viewed as Chinese because of the…