998 Search Results for Chinese Literature
large book about a stone, would you be interested? Probably not, but if they are talking about the "Story of the Stone" by Cao Xueqin, then you are definitely in for a treat.
The story begins in the Land of Illusion where we learn the tale of the S Continue Reading...
The Nature of the Book Trade between China and France
Introduction
In the past, it was apparent that the Chinese government’s approach to matters culture and art did not significantly differ from its stance on a variety of other factors that Continue Reading...
The words of 'I regret to have killed' in the Battle of Dragon and Tiger were too poor. I'll thrash you with a steel mace was still the best. But when he wanted to raise his hands, he remembered that they were bound together; so he did not sing I'll Continue Reading...
Humanistic Tradition
The crime rates in the western countries started when the Europe experienced a growth rate, which was the time of the 19th century industrial era. During the period, there was an influx of immigration from different part of the Continue Reading...
Art
Over the past several thousand years, the Chinese have contributed some of the world's most significant technological tools and inventions. Most of these inventions have had a tremendous impact on human history and it is hard to imagine life wit Continue Reading...
The holistic theory of health, "Therefore... looks for the signs of disharmony in the external and internal environment of a person in order to understand, treat and prevent illness and disease." (Traditional Chinese Medicine: NHS)
It is also impor Continue Reading...
.....female agency in Wang Anyi's "Granny" and Eileen Chang's "Shame Amah"
The objective of this study is to compare and contrast the work of Eileen Chang's with reference to her theme "Shame Amah" and the w Continue Reading...
Anyi Wang is a noted author from China. Her stories are clearly influenced by the progression of time and politics in China and beyond. She has been hailed as a hero and a scholar by some but has been vilified by others. Even so, her story is intrigu Continue Reading...
Song dynasty refers to period in the history of China spread over the span of 300+ years. This period lasts from 960 to 1279 (Kuiper). In the history of China, the Song Dynasty enjoys special portion of eminence. The uncountable inventions made this Continue Reading...
Culture and the United States
Comparative Analysis of a World Culture and the United States
Comparative Analysis of the United States and China
In 1492, Christopher Columbus explored the area now included in the United States. The chief nations t Continue Reading...
Andre Malraux's novel, Man's Fate reflects the human realities and costs of war that have been depicted throughout Chinese literature. In his depiction of characters like Ch'en, Ferral, Old Gisor, Kyo and Katov, Malraux gives life to the terrible rea Continue Reading...
Oracle Bone and Traditional China
According to ancient writings, the history of China dates back approximately 3,300 years. Studies by modern archaeologists provide evidence of ancient origins in a culture that was flourishing between 2500-2000 B.C. Continue Reading...
Confucius was a Chinese philosopher and his thought is referred as Analects of Confucius composing of his ideas and sayings. For over thousand years after his death, his thought was still relevant in the Chinese thought. Confucius was born in 551 a c Continue Reading...
The New Year is observed much the same way Christmas is observed in the West, with parties, the exchanging of gifts, and the decorating of homes with lights. The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated with people hanging special lanterns at home and eati Continue Reading...
D.) military conscription could be avoided with the payment of a commutable tax, since the Eastern Han Dynasty preferred the usage of a volunteer army. The volunteer army was known as the Southern Army, and burgeoned its ranks in times of war to assi Continue Reading...
Bioethics has been dominated by a European model, with European worldviews and philosophies dominating the discourse. This is true in academia as well as in public policy.
The need for global bioethics discourse is pressing, because the life science Continue Reading...
Literacy is more than knowing how to read and write in a given language. At the level of college education, literacy pertains to mastering the means of communication for different subjects. Literacy therefore may entail understanding specific jargon Continue Reading...
Chinese History
Zhou (or Chou) dynasty, arising to power after defeating the Shang Dynasty in China in the mid-1000's BC, was the first dynasty to move the people groups which lived in the area currently known as modern china toward a common civiliz Continue Reading...
Chinese Festive Food Advertisements in Malaysia
Today, Malaysia is a middle-income country that has succeeded in overcoming many of the developmental obstacles that remained following centuries of colonization and foreign occupation to become a rapi Continue Reading...
From this prohibition, women like Murasaki Shikibu helped develop what would become known as classical Japanese prose. But because Murasaki wrote in a style of Japanese that was still developing from the spoken language, many of the physical gesture Continue Reading...
Ancient Text With Modern Text
Because written literature is capable of being transmitted from the person who wrote it across generations, it acquires the status of communal wisdom simply by being recorded. Yet there are limitations to the applicabil Continue Reading...
The latter was to be measured against both high culture distance destinations and low culture distance destinations. The specific attributes being measured were extroversion, spouse support, job and community tenure and company relocation policy.
D Continue Reading...
Authors Communicate
There are a number of points of interest regarding "Massage therapy in post-operative rehabilitation of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy - a pilot study." On the whole this is an extremely well-organized article, whi Continue Reading...
Traditional Healing
Often in the healing arts them most simple and obvious cures lie right in front of us, exposed and waiting to be utilized. The purpose of this literature review is to examine the specific ailment of anxiety and review the traditi Continue Reading...
One has to keep in mind that the practice of foot binding, which literally crippled many Chinese women, actually began around the same time that Shaojun was writing these memorial poems for her husband (Xue). A woman gained much of her identity from Continue Reading...
SEO
This literature review looks at the question of SEO return characteristics of large and small firms from several different perspectives. The goal is to determine whether small firms are more effected by the equity offering than larger firms. Thi Continue Reading...
Where, their focus was on streamlining the construction and the permit approval process, by establishing good contacts with local individuals. This would allow KFC to quickly construct a number of different restaurants throughout China. As they woul Continue Reading...
Woman Warrior
Maxine Kingston's Woman warrior has been a controversial addition to the literature written by Chinese-American writers. The writer has tried to answer the critical question of Chinese-American identity and hence been criticized for a Continue Reading...
Amy Tan and the Joy Luck Club
Biography
The Joy Luck Club
Generation Gaps in the Joy Luck Club
Cultural Differences
Chinese-American Life
Amy Tan and the Joy Luck Club
On February 19, 1952, Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California, to John Yueh Continue Reading...
Tran discovered her vocation for writing during her college years, and now, after having read at Gabriel's recommendation the American novel Gone with the Wind, she decides to write something similar and place in the context of the Vietnam War. Plac Continue Reading...
Maxine Kingston's Contribution To Literature
Maxine Kingston's Contribution to Contemporary Literature
Maxine Hong Kingston's literature falls into the Contemporary Literature movement and many critics consider her work to be an important contribut Continue Reading...
Mr. Murdoch's rehearsal of his presentation indicates an attempt to verbally convince the Chinese of his goodwill. It does not however include a connection with the Chinese way of thinking. This is what the actual narrative during the meeting provid Continue Reading...
Tradition and Modernity in "A Madman's Diary"
During Lu Xun's time, China was witnessing a landmark political and economic change. This was the time for the popular May Fourth Movement in 1919 following the announcement of the terms of the Versaill Continue Reading...
wartime responses and subjective feelings of interned Japanese-Americans to demand that they prove their loyalty to the United States? In answering, this question relies primarily upon the novel, No-no Boy, the relevant class lectures, and the video Continue Reading...
(Radhakrishnan, 1953)
The Indian deity also preoccupied himself with creating most famously the Ganges.
The Chinese tale too has symbols of China (specifically the turtle) ("She used the molten rock to patch the holes in the sky, and she used the Continue Reading...
half story "Journey East: The Jesuit Mission China" 1579-1724. read write pages 207-425.
"Journey to the East: The Jesuit Mission to China, 1579 -- 1724"
Review and reflection
Liam Matthew Brockey's book "Journey to the East: The Jesuit Mission t Continue Reading...
Persimmons," a Light in the Darkness
"Persimmons" is a free verse poem written by Li-Young Lee that explores how persimmons as a symbol, both figurative and as a word, have impacted an unnamed narrator in the poem. The poem is told from a first per Continue Reading...
" Dreams and sentimental verses, or poetry, tend to be universal languages that can transcend cultural barriers. Therefore, the narrator is more concerned with what unites cultures than what separates them.
The laundryman's daughter is of the younge Continue Reading...