Han Fei

In the year 1911 one of history’s most powerful dynasties came to an end. It is highly questionable as to the series of events that led to the fall of Qing China. One thing is clear, Japan a close neighbor to China did not lead the same fate. The question is how did Japan succeed when China did not. It is known that Qing China failed in many aspects including militarily, economically, and internationally. A combination on failures caused the Qing dynasty came to an end. It is now important to…

Sometimes I am curious about what the many different groups of minorities feel like in the United States. For example, their struggles, emotions, and actions they choose to make while trying to adjust to a new environment. Eric Liu’s memoir The Accidental Asian demonstrates just that. It depicts the double consciousness, social structures, instances of identity confusion, and the agency a second-generation Chinese American experiences. In high school, he experiences the social structure of…

Confucian culture has a long history. As the representative of Confucian culture, the hometown of Confucius is located in Qufu city , Shandong Province. Qufu is famous for three holes, they are respectively the Mansion, Temple, Cemetery of Confucius. Which are used to commemorate Confucius. Three holes are famous for its rich cultural accumulation, long history, grand scale, rich cultural collection and artistic value. Confucius was one of the world's greatest philosophers, who was the founder…

This literary analysis will define the themes of feminist identity and cultural assimilation in the novel Disappearing Moon Cafe by Sky Lee. Lee’s novel provides a multi-generational view of the struggles of Asian that have immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia. Kae Ying Woo narrates the history of the Wong family, which begins with the story of Wong Gwei Chang, and his wife, Kelora, and the familial relationships that extend into the Chinatown community in Vancouver throughout the 20th…

Truyen Kieu ( story of Kieu ) is one of the most famous masterpice in literature culture in Vietnam was written by Nguyen Du. It was based on Kim Van Kieu Truyen ( story of Kim Van Kieu ) of Thanh Tam Tai Nhan who lived in China. The story consist of 3254 lines of six and eight syllable. The story is about a family living in the Minh dynasty in China. That family had two girls and one boy: Thuy Kieu, Thuy Van and Vuong Quan. Their daughters are the most beautiful in that time but just only Thuy…

“Contemporaries have to modify and adjust history so it serves modern agendas.” So states scholar Xiao Ming in his book, The Cultural Economy of Falun Gong in China: A Rhetorical Perspective. The use of language to construct tone and mood remains not only important in the field of English and literature, but affects other fields such as history as well. The specific word choice of various pieces in both news media as well as the academic field aid the reader in passing judgement or constructing…

Taoism and Confucianism both originated in China, but these two philosophies compare and contrast in many ways. Though Taoism is a harmonious practice, it still advocates one’s rights in society. Taoists believe that people should be themselves without any form of barrier. On the other hand, Confucians believe that there is an order in the universe, being that it’s determined by human relations (Zakariadze, 2017). Taoism is a religio-philosophical tradition that has been a part of the Chinese…

1. In what sense are the two notions of Yin and Yang fundamental to the understanding of Chinese religions? According to Mark Cartwright, the Yin and Yan are fundamental to the understanding of Chinese religions because it explains the Chinese principle that all things exist as inseparable and contradictory opposites, for example, day and night, male and female or hot and cold. The two opposites attract and complement each other and, as their symbol illustrates, each side has at its core an…

The article, Immigration and Identity by Atul Bhattarai, it stated, “Immigrants of any kind often face a personal dilemma: Who are they in a new, foreign space?” I felt that this was a perfect reflection of the book, Joy Luck Club. In the book, Suyuan Woo was an immigrant that came to the United States after escaping China. She created a club called the Joy Luck Club with other immigrants to keep some of the same culture they have left behind. The whole problem with Jing-mei is that she was in…

Finding Kukan proved to be an exciting, and intriguing story of Li Ling-Ai. The filmmaker, Robin Lung produced an educational, and engaging documentary. The main goals of Robin Lung was to ensure that Li Ling-Ai’s story would not be lost in history, as well as to educate viewers of the war in China. Robin Lung’s passion, and dedication to these goals is glaringly obvious while viewing Finding Kukan. As a result, the documentary has won numerous awards across the United States. Li Ling-Ali lived…