History/Cultural Terms

Question 1

Confucianism

Answer 1

philosophy of living in a regulated society, with 4 main tenants: Ren (benevolence), Yi (duty), Li (ritual, decorum, tradition), Xiao (respect for one’s elder, teacher, and ancestors)

Question 2

Yayue

Answer 2

a form of classical music and dance performed at royal court and temples in ancient china. Connection and exclusivity to ancient chinese culture

Question 2

Daoism

Answer 2

seeks to find harmony with nature and society through certain principles

Question 2

Suyue

Answer 2

common or vulgar music. Associated with wandering minstrels and courtesans

Question 2

Buddhism

Answer 2

a religion of self‐realization that was developed in India out of the teachings and life of the Buddha, emphasized the meditative aspects of Indian Buddhism with the appreciation of nature from Daoism

Question 3

Yaji

Answer 3

cultivated gatherings, where members of the scholarly elite and nobility would present their works to one another.

Question 3

Siyi

Answer 3

The Four Arts. Classical art practicied by the nobility and scholarly class individually and in yaji, a gathering of cultured gentlemen

Question 4

Yin/Yang

Answer 4

the black area represents the Chinese conception of female energy, associated with things like night, cold, silence, decay, and earth, and the white area outlines the opposite concepts—day, heat, sound, growth, and heaven, each extreme yields to the birth of the other, just as each end leads to a new beginning, and each new undertaking will one day come to an end.

Question 4

Qi

Answer 4

known as the vital energy or force

Question 5

4 heavenly kings (cantopop)

Answer 5

Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Leon Lai, Aaron Kwok dominated pop music

Question 6

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Answer 6

prestigious music and arts school in China

Question 7

Dakou

Answer 7

the CDs and tapes illegally sold on the Chinese black market. Included punk rock/grunge artists like Nirvana, Joy Division, the Cure, Metallica