Tian Tan Buddha

It smelled smokey, but not in a cigarette in a dive bar kind of way, more of a spiritual guidance kind of smokey. I sat on a bench looking over the Buddha and thinking about my life. It was spectacular to just sit and become part of my surroundings. Although this Temple was not active, I felt what it resembled. After about an hour I decided to leave the building and wander around the grounds. There was a large pond with two black swans that gracefully danced upon the murky waters. As I journeyed on, I came upon a large rock with engraved plaques that stated loved one 's names. I believe it was a place to hold ashes. I also saw what I have found to be called a "peace pole" with another very intricate designed Buddha statue next to it. I saw several frog fountains that spat water into smaller ponds. There was a small tea house toward the exit where I decided to stop for a cup. I went inside and immediately noticed a small bracelet with purple and red beads and small charms on it. I purchased the bracelet and have not taken it off since. I think of it as my good luck momento. In the past week I have wondered what the charms really mean. They are chinese I believe, and the…

The Mandate of Heaven was created during the Zhou Dynasty. This mandate was created as a means to explain their overtaking of the Shang Dynasty. The Mandate stated that there was only one legitimate ruler of China and that this particular ruler had also been blessed by the gods. The Duke of Zhou, the ruler of Western Zhou was a great defender and powerful ruler. It was during this time that China moved away from Shangdi and moved toward Tian, or Heaven. While the SHangdi dynasty was filled with…

The Chinese peoples lives, government and economy circled around the Mandate From Heaven. The Mandate from Heaven was created by the Zhou Dynasty in 1046 BC to get rid of the Shang Dynasty, the point of it was to have the idea that only one person could rule over China and they had the permission and right from the gods if they ruled correctly. If the Dynasty did not rule right the Gods would send signs such as natural disasters to show that they don't approve of they way the dynasty is being…

1.Introduction In retrospect, the Chinese motion pictures industry has been growing exponentially from 2012 to 2015.Drived by the integration of the whole cultural industry, penetration of financial capital and participation of Internet economy, the Chinese movie industry has been stepping into an era with vigor and vibrancy. The overall box office reached to 5.1 billion in 2014 from 2.2 billion in 2010 and the trend of national box office is still upward as shown in Fig.1.1.below.…

represents what once was a triumphant feat. These giant artistic and religious symbols of Great Buddhas have all made an impact not only in the past, but remain a cultural icon for many of the individuals who live near it today. The Great Buddha of Kamakura sits outdoors in the green lands of Kamakura, Japan. Specifically, it is located “in the grounds of Kotokuin, a buddhist temple of the Pure Land sect.” (N.A, N.D) The bronze statue stands 13.35 meters tall and weighs 92 tons. It is the…

Assignment Option 1: Single Character Analysis “Two Kinds” is a chapter in the book “The Joy Luck Club”, written by Amy Tan in 1989. The story, which somewhat mirrors Amy Tan’s own childhood and upbringing, tells of the difficulties in mother-daughter relationships, specifically the conflict between a Chinese immigrant mother, Mrs. Woo, and her American-born daughter, Jing-mei. In the story, we quickly learn that Mrs. Woo believes that America is the “land of opportunity” and feels…

In the same first experience, she would see this as one of the greatest opportunities to have. She believed that you could be anything you wanted to be in America. Unlike Jing-Mei, her mother felt like this was the prodigy that Jing-Mei should live up to. She would have done anything to make sure Jing-Mei would become a piano genius. In the second experience, she expected her daughter to play astonishing, which was quite the opposite of what it really was. It was obvious that Jing-Mei’s mother…

Close Reading Assignment #1 The relationship between Laura and Lizzie is one that is strange and somewhat undefined. When reading the text one could safely assume that the two sisters have a form of a mother-daughter relationship in which Lizzie is representative of the mother figure and Laura; the daughter. Even though the ages of the girls is not stated, a reader could more than likely conclude that Lizzie would be older than Laura by a few years. However, embedded in the third stanza there is…

veryday life, conflicts arise that pose the decision of whether or not to tell the truth. In the New York Times article titled “How Honesty Could Make You Happier”, Judi Ketteler explores the effect being truthful has on her own morale and happiness/satisfaction. Ketteler’s 6-year-old daughter once claimed that telling truths made her feel “gold in her brain”. Inspired by this, Ketteler decided to test her daughter’s theory by keeping a truth journal. For several months, she recorded any…

Amy Tan wrote a short story, “Two Kinds”, about a Chinese immigrant mother and her 1st generation American born daughter. Centering around the mother and daughter’s relationship during her childhood in Chinatown, SanFrancisco and into her adulthood. This story is written in the daughters Jing-Mei ‘June’ perspective. Specifically the time when her mother signed her up piano lessons. It had all started because, Suyuan, her mother, wanted her to have a better life than she had in China, because…