and Homelessness in Contemporary Chinese Cinema: Wang Xiaoshuai’s Shanghai Dreams RICHARD LETTERI* Furman University Abstract: Set a few years after China’s opening to the various forces of globalisation‚ the film Shanghai Dreams (2005) tells the story of the conflict between Qinghong‚ a 17 year-old schoolgirl who wishes to remain in her hometown of Guiyang‚ and her father‚ Lao Wu‚ whose dream of returning to his hometown of Shanghai is stirred by reports of the better life others have obtained as
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Lotus in the poetry of Tang Dynasty 中国唐代诗歌中的荷花 Abstract In Chinese literature‚ the lotus flower has always renowned as one of the most pure and beautiful flowers. It is regarded that it embodies the Chinese spirit vividly. In the the poetry of Tang Dynasty three aspects of the lotus’s image are the most frequently discussed. Firstly‚ the lotus can be regarded as a symbol of gentleness of the scholars at that time. In another word‚ a symbol of the individual personality
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Social dimension of Shanghai Expo 2010 LTL 001 Group 3 As one of a handful of cities to host the Expo in its urban centre‚ Shanghai makes use of the world event to stimulate urban development‚ boost the tourism industry and demonstrate the concept of sustainable development. Shanghai definitely benefits from the Expo for its accelerating urban development. Investments that can be clearly linked to Expo are primarily in the form of massive investments to beautify the buildings‚ parks and streets
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Looking between Europe and the Tang and Song dynasties of China‚ one must wonder how two cultures with such vast differences could be so similar. China was a unified nation‚ which was ruled by a monarch with complete power‚ while Europe on the other hand was separated into over 60 different kingdoms‚ each of them were served by their own lords who had commoners working for them. During the Tang Dynasty‚ women‚ especially those from elite families‚ lead a life with very few constrictions‚ but that
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The Tang Dynasty was begun by Li Yuan. When the Yellow River changed course causing major flooding in the North China plain the Chinese people faced starvation. This created a great upheaval in the Chinese people. Li Yuan revolted against the government and emperor‚ he took the throne in 618.The Tang Dynasty is thought of as the peak of the Chinese imperial era. This period marked the largest growth in Chinese history. The Tang Dynasty expanded the boundaries of the Chinese state and reestablished
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Reasons for Decline of Tang Dynasty There were four reasons leading to Tang’s decline‚ among which the dominance of the eunuchs‚ the separatist regions of Fanzhen and clique conflicts were internal factors while peasants’ uprising was the external factor. First‚ the dominance of eunuchs during this dynasty was unparalleled in Chinese history‚ much more rampant than that of Eastern Han Dynasty (25 - 220) and the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). From the late period of Emperor Xuanzong’s reign‚ the
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Comparative Essay The Tang and Song Dynasties in Ancient China were similar‚ yet different. They had varying aspects politically‚ socially‚ and economically. They varied the most politically‚ while they were very similar economically. Socially‚ they did not have opposite views or actions‚ but different views. Although they both controlled roughly the same areas in Ancient China‚ the Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty had different political‚ economic‚ and social views. The Tang and Song Dynasties
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Political structure Social and Economic Changes within the Sui‚ Tang and Song Dynasties China flourished as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan societies under the Sui‚ Tang and Song Dynasties. Officials governed effectively‚ economic development grew and farmers fed people‚ merchants and manufacturers prospered. Confucianism and Daoism was the government foundation‚ social structure and culture. Agriculture remained the foundation for the economy. Strong central government continued
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activities with a long history and numerous considerable influences (Expo 2010 Shanghai China‚ 2008). In 2010‚ the forty-first world expo has been successfully opened in Shanghai from the beginning of the May to the end of October; and the aim of Shanghai Expo is universally acknowledged as “better city better life”. “Colorful Concert” will be held during the period from October first to October seventh in 2010 at Shanghai Grand Theatre. The aim of the concert is “colorful music colorful life” because
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The Sui‚ the Song‚ and the Tang Dynasty The period of the dynasty that unified China‚ the Sui Dynasty‚ began the year 580 C.E. and lasted until 618 C.E. I was founded by an officer of the Northern Zhou‚ Yang Chien (Emperor Wen Ti)‚ and his son and successor‚ Emperor Yang Ti. As an emperor Wen Ti in his early actions restored the Buddhists rights‚ their clergy‚ and ended suppression of Daoism. Emperor Wen Ti achieved the unification of China during the Sui era; also‚ the central government was
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