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CHINESE LITERATURE Flashcards

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one of the few ancient civilization to have its individual writing concept. The Chinese language has over

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Chinese civilization

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________characters the average Chinese only learns about_______ of these in his lifetime.

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20,000 and 5,000

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✓ Flag of China was originally adopted on

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October 1, 1949

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✓ The________of the Chinese flag symbolizes the_______and also the tradition color of the people.

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Red and Communist Revolution,

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✓The_________represent Communism and Communism means a way of organizing a society in which a government own

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large gold star

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✓ The four smaller stars represent the______________

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social classes of the people.

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✓ The Republic of China has an area of ___________. and the capital city of China is Beijing.

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9, 597 million sq. km

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✓ The famous landmark in China is the Great Wall of China (also known as the “Ten Thousand Li Wall”. One Li is equals to__________, the walls is over___________ miles in length.

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500 meters and 1,500 miles

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✓ The administration of China has __provinces,___ autonomous region, ____municipalities and ___special administrative regions.

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23, 5, 4, 2

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✓ The religions and beliefs of Chinese people are _______ over 22 million, ________ is 4 million and __________over 10 million. There are also_______ Who doesn’t believe in God

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Islam, Catholicism, Protestant, Atheist

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an ethical teaching founded by Confucius.

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Confucianism -

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is a Chinese Teacher, editor, politician and philosopher of the spring and autumn period of Chinese history.

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✓ Confucius

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The opposite of Confucianism is ___________

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Is taoism

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and the most important religion that encompasses a variety of tradition and beliefs and spiritual practices largely based on teaching attributed to the___________

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Buddha.

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When was Confucius born and when did he die?

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  • born 28 of September 551 BC, died 479 BC.
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is the color of wedding in China because they believe it signifies love, joy, and prosperity to seclusion.

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RED

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✓ means away from other people.

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Seclusion

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✓ The most important event in China is the ____________ and they are celebrating it on the 1st day of the year in lunar calendar, usually between late in January or early February.

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Chinese New Year

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✓ They also have the ______________ and they are celebrating it on the 15th day of the 1st Lunar Calendar and in the 5th of 5th Lunar Month they are celebrating the __________

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Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival.

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The __________ in China has always been a highly valued and the great master Confucius thought that it is a pleasure to learn something and try it out at intervals. Similarly, numerous students have been convinced that reading books excels all others careers.

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education

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The Chinese has 7 dialects and these are:

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  1. Mandarin 2. Cantonese 3. Hakka 4. Wu Chinese 5. Min 6. Xiang 7. Gan
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is one of the most major literacy with an interrupted history and more that 30,000 years, dating back at least to the 14th century.

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Chinese Literature

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4 Classes of Literature

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  1. Classical Literature 2. Modern Literature 3. Contemporary Literature 4. Present Age Literature
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. refers to the earliest period and covers works from 3,000 yeas ago to the late Qing dynasty and is virtually unbroken strands enduring dynastic changes. Written in ancient form of language that is very different from present day Chinese, it needs to be carefully studied to be understand.

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The Chinese Classical Literature (1644- 1911)

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refers to the period from the Opium War in 1840 to the may fourth movement in 1919.

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Chinese Modern Literature

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this is the war between two wars in the mid 19th century involving Anglo Chinese dispute over the British. people observed the impact of Western thought as foreigners poured China and established their colonies, novels, poetry and other works begun to appear with the theme o patriotism and revelation of

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spanned period from 1919 to the foundation of modern in 1949 and took on a new vigor despite the fact that Chinese was in the checkered and complicated times.

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Contemporary Literature (1919-1949)

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.) - evolved since the establishments of the People’s Republic in 1949 during this time. - there was a Logjam as a consequence of the cultural resolution that lasted for near 10 years that era is now long past and we now have a favorable turn events and a great number of responsible written works.

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Present Age Literature (1949- present

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. Development of Chinese Writing 1st dynasty - hieroglyphics writing on bronze wares and oracle bones - it evolved into ideographic and partly- phonetic Chinese characters.

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Shang Dynasty (1700-1050 BC)

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  • oldest dynasty major literary achievements originated in the late Spring and Autumn period and Warring State period. 23 24 25 THANK YOU FOR WATCHING! Recommended ASIAN LITERATURI
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Zhou Dynasty (1045-225 BC) Basic Philosophical and religious Literature

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  • Literary Disaster and Legalism *Mohism - big philosophical and religious school
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Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC)

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  • Qin emperor who introduced a writing system and developed into Modern Chinese writing.
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  • philosophical school.
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. ) - Scientific and Historical Texts - Era’s major contributions were historical texts and scientific works.

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Han Dynasty (206-220 BC)

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  • wrote Historical Records
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*- major history concerning the overall history of China from Shang Dynasty to Han Dynasty

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Historical records

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1st person in the world to create writing paper.

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Early Woodblock Printing and Poetry *Dufu and Li Bai - China’s greatest poets.

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Tang Dynasty (618-907)

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one of the greatest Romantic poets.

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one of the greatest Realists poets.

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. – Early Woodblock Printing. Travel Literature, Poetry, Scientific texts and the Neo- Confucian Classics

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Song Dynasty (960-1279)

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  • written in the classical language.
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5 Classics and 4 Books

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both work scientific treatises

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Shen Kuo and Su Song

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discovered the concepts of true north and magnetic declination.

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Su Song - famous for his hydraulic-powered astronomical clock tower.

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  • one of the best playwrights of the times.
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Guan Hanquing

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one of the most popular drama pieces.

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Mid Summer Snow

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  • two of the four greatest novels in Chinese Literature.
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The Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Water Margin

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  • one of the best romantic dramas ever written in China.
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The Romance of the Western Chamber by Wang Shifu

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. Novels - Journey to the West by Wu Cheng’en - based on the historical journey of a Buddhist to India.

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Ming Dynasty (1368- 1644)

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established the last dynasty.

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  • last of China’s four great classic novels.
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The Dream of the Red Chamber

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