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Asia-China Flashcards

1
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largest continent in the world

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Asia

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vast literary tradition in terms of scope and length of existence

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Asia

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3
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3 main themes in Asia

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religion, war, and
politics

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East Asia 8 countries

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China
Japan
Hong Kong
Macau
Mongolia
North Korea
South Korea
Taiwan

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one of the world’s cradles of civilization

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China

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6
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Started its unbroken literary tradition (14 th century BCE)

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China

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7
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preservation of the Chinese language

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China

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also known as Tu Fu

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Du Fu

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9
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the greatest poet of all time

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Du Fu

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conscription (army) and hidden satire that speaks the noticeable luxury of the court

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The Ballad of the Army Cats

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11
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also known as Li Bai

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Li Po

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12
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poet that is the main competitor of Du Fu

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Li Po

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13
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Known for his conversational tone and imagery

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Li Po

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14
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ancient social custom of drinking

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Alone and Drinking under the Moon

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He is a Chinese poet, painter, musician, and statesman

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Wang Wei

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founder of the Southern school of painter-poets

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Wang Wei

17
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his poems usually represents the local landscape

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Wang Wei

18
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vivid imagery of local nature

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Green Stream

19
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A fictionist who won the 2012 Nobel Prize for Literature

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Mo Yan

20
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Chinese battling Japanese intruders during the
1930s

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Red Sorghum

21
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world-acclaimed short story writer

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Yu Hua

22
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champion for Chinese meta-fictional or postmodernist writing

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Yu Hua

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Was about the struggles endured by the son of a wealthy land-owner during the Chinese revolution (dynasty vs. dynasty)

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To Live

24
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golden ages of Chinese culture

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Tang dynasty

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  • DU FU
  • LI PO
  • WANG WEI
  • MO YAN
  • YU HUA
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  • Ballad
  • Drink
  • Green Stream
  • Red
  • means To Live
26
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China 3 main language

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Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien

27
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countries in east Asia

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China
Korea
Japan

28
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School of Wang Wei

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southern school of painter-poets

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