The Chinese Room is a thought experiment developed by John Searle. Searle imagines himself in a room receiving pieces of paper inscribed with Chinese symbols through a slot. Searle himself does not understand any Chinese. Searle locates the set of symbols he receives in an English instruction book and then sends out the corresponding set of symbols representing a response as identified in the book back through the slot; similar to how a computer follows the instructions of its program. The person
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Over the long history of paintings in ancient China‚ the largest portion of painters specialized in landscapes. Landscape paintings are the most influential category among Chinese paintings and were developed in the Tang Dynasty (618-907)‚ usually taking images of natural scenery‚ such as mountains or rivers. Landscape painting continued throughout the following dynasties maturing over time. There are specific techniques used to express nature that have been passed down from the ancient masters
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Module 3 (Part One) FEATURES CHINESE ARCHITECTURE Chinese architecture refers to a style of architecture that has taken shape in East Asia over many centuries. The structural principles of Chinese architecture have remained largely unchanged‚ the main changes being only the decorative details. Since the Tang Dynasty‚ Chinese architecture has had a major influence on the architectural styles of Korea‚ Vietnam‚ and Japan. The architecture of China is as old as Chinese civilization. From every source
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Animals in Indian and Chinese Art Animals‚ as subject matter‚ have undoubtedly been the emphasis of generations of art for as far back as we can date. Some of history’s oldest surviving Paleolithic cave paintings depict various species of animals in great detail and abundance. When noting the tremendous importance of animals to man‚ not only as a source of food but also as a material resource and means of labor‚ it is no surprise that they recurrently make appearances in art as leading subject matter
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Development of Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphic characters are very well known even in modern days; we can easily find them on the walls or banners in chinese stores or restaurants. In fact‚ chinese calligraphy has gone through a period of almost five thousand years‚ from complex characters on bones‚ to seal script‚ clerical script‚ running script and finally the most well popular and known standard script‚ and other kinds of script like cursive script. Moreover‚ chinese calligraphy has
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In her essay "Why Chinese mothers are superior"‚ Amy Chua claims that children raised by Chinese mothers are more successful in its direct children who are bred by Western mothers. According to the author‚ the beliefs of the Chinese parents allow their children to excel since they result in a strict‚ direct and strong education. Chua described a study of 50 Western mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers revealed that Chinese mothers believe that their children’s academic success is the direct result
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Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphy (Brush calligraphy) is an art unique to Asian cultures. Shu (calligraphy)‚ Hua (painting)‚ Qin (a string musical instrument)‚ and Qi (a strategic boardgame) are the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati. Regarded as the most abstract and sublime form of art in Chinese culture‚ "Shu Fa" (calligraphy) is often thought to be most revealing of one’s personality. During the imperial era‚ calligraphy was used as an important criterion for
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The beginning of the Chinese immigration can date back to 1858‚ around the time of the British Columbia gold rush. The number of Chinese immigrates increased during the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1881-1885)‚ when they were brought here as cheap laborers. However‚ instead of showing gratitude toward these people‚ the Canadian government set out harsh rules in order to “reserve” a “white man’s country” (Prime Minister R.B.Bennett‚ 1907). In 1885‚ the Chinese Immigrate Act was created
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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior B “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”‚ is an article written by the 48-year-old lawyer and mother Amy Chua. The article is published in The Wall Street Journal on January 8th in 2011. In the article Amy Chua focuses on how the western parents up bring their children versus how the Chinese parents up bring their children. The receivers of the article are the western parents because she wants them to lean from the Chinese parents. Though the whole article
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How to make Chinese dumplings Dumplings‚ also call JiaoZi in Chinese‚ are a very traditional Chinese food‚ and it is essential during the holiday in China. In Northern China‚ people eat dumplings as their daily food‚ not only during the holiday. Dumplings have a very long history. As the spring festival mark the start of a new year in Chinese calendar‚ people eat dumplings to connote their wishes to family for the following year. The Chinese dumplings are consists of two parts‚ the fillings mixture
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