In the Taika and Nara, Japanese peaked in their selective borrowing from Chinese culture. In 646, the Japanese tried to introduce the Taika Reforms, to change the imperial administration to resemble the Chinese(thought it had little effect in Heian Period).Previously, Japanese scholars tried mastering Chinese characters and wrote dynastic histories like those used by emperors in China. In the Heian period, Japanese consciousness grew and Chinese influence was reduced to a minimum.…
P’u Sung‑ling: an unhappy scholar who had not done well in the Confucian exam system: he wrote short stories of fiction. (often appearing as small type in the book Death)…
Instructions: This exam consists of twenty-six questions worth one point and eight questions worth three points. Students should type all answers. The link to the entire PDF of this reading is available on Blackboard. Students found to be engaged in collusion or plagiarizing the work of another student will receive a zero. Please spell-check your work and type all answers appropriately, i.e. in complete sentences where possible.…
Jan Wong starts out as a naïve, nineteen year old, Canadian student who is displeased with the capitalistic nature of her surroundings. It was the early seventies and to the author, she was experiencing a cultural revolution all her own. Opposition to the Vietnam War was strongly prevalent, the notion of feminism was beginning to arise, and there was a strong desire against conformity of any nature. The author grew up middle class to second generation Chinese citizens and was fueled by bourgeois guilt, and by a feeling of separation from her roots. “Curiosity about my ancestry made me feel ashamed that I couldn’t speak Chinese and knew so little about China” (14). After devouring every morsel of information that she could, she firmly believed Mao and his “comrades” were the only people who had a legit shot at establishing a utopic society. It was official. Jan Wong was going to Beijing.…
b. Thoroughly practical: how to restore political and social order c. Concentrated on formation of Junzi "superior individuals" d. Edited and assembled the Zhou classics for his disciples to study 3. Key Confucian Values…
Since Asian countries came in contact with each other, Cultural, Political, and Religious interactions between them, began. The Ancient Asian countries' interactions with each other play a big role in affecting how the Asian countries are today.…
Zhou book explaining the rules of etiquette and rituals required of aristocrats in China under the Zhou dynasty.…
10. Define “Mandate of Heaven,” “Confucianism,” “Daoism,” “Warring States Period” (Chapter 2, pp. 42-48 “The Zhou Period” and “Confucianism, Daoism, and Chinese Society,” Chapter 5, p. 142 “The First Chinese Empire”)…
grueling two-day college entrance exam.” (2) This was probably one of the most interesting and…
The Han dynasty (206 BC - AD 220) “is the first of the five great Chinese dynasties.” “The others are the T’ang (7th-10th centuries), Song (10th-13th), Ming (14th-17th) and Qing (17th-20th).” (Gascoigne pg.3) Under the Han dynasty, confucianism is once again supported forming the Confucian examination system a key part in the administrative system. The Han rulers focus…
Confucius believed that the best way to train for government service was by reading great literature from the Chinese canon—at that time, this comprised works of verse and historicism written during the Zhou dynasty.…
“Instructions for practical living, and other Neo-Confucian writings” is a philosophical work by a Chinese polymath from the Ming Dynasty, Wang Yangming. The work was originally written in his late life that is after his military exploits of peasants’ revolts and the settlement of Prince Ning. The major events happened shows the complexity of political parties and divergence of beliefs in the Ming Dynasty. This work reveals Master Wang’s philosophical thinking and development of thoughts that presented in the way of dialogues he had with others.…
It is widely acknowledged that the National College Entrance Examination, also known as Gaokao, is the only chance for most of the senior 3 students to enter their coveted colleges. This competition is so stiff that only a small portion of the candidates may be enrolled in universities. In order to achieve this, Chinese students from primary and secondary schools tend to be very dedicated and preserving in study. Being buried by textbooks and homework, a…
The first question I asked them is about how they studied when they were in high school. My friend told me that when she was in high school in China, she had a lot of homework every day, and if she didn’t turn in the homework next day, the teacher will gave her some punishment. And if she didn’t turn in the homework for 3 times, the teacher will call her parents. And she always had a lot of texts to memorize. And the homework is always to memorize the texts, the English words, the formulas from math, chemistry, and physics. And recited those to her parents, and her parents had to sign their names on her notebook to let the teacher check whither she has finished the homework or not. And for the exam, it will always had some questions like “could you please wrote __ poem down from memory?” or “Use __ formula from your memory to solve these…
The first problem of Chinese education system is a large number of exams, which lead to other problems. In China, it is widely believed that the aim of study is preparing for various exams, such as midterm examinations, final exams, entrance examinations for high school and university. Even though, parents still send their children to school. Because of being tired of examinations, students cheat in exams frequently. Examination is to test students’ abilities of mastering knowledge, but via cheating to pass the exams violates the purpose of examinations. Moreover, briberies also happen, especially in the entrance exams for high school and university. Some rich parents give teachers or presidents money to help their children pass the exam and enter a school with high quality. In annual entrance exam for university, several briberies and cheat are reported to the public. To sum up, students are tools of examinations in Chinese education system.…