LTEA 110A Traditional Chinese Stories Winter 2015 Classroom: CSB 001 Class Time: M/W/F 16:00-16:50 Instructor: Prof. Ping-hui Liao (Literature Building 443) Office Hours: M/W 13:30-14:30 and by appointment Description: Through reading traditional Chinese stories‚ we hope to address several critical issues of our time: among them‚ humanity’s collective ignorance of its own past‚ growing alienation and tension between China and the rest of the world‚ and global anxiety over oddities‚ violence
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Chang-e’s Ascent to the Moon Chang-e is the lunar goddess in Chinese traditional myths. In China‚ she is a widely known character. She is known as a very beautiful woman who is living alone in a palace in the moon called “Guanghan Palace”. Her story is one of the most famous tragedies in Chinese myths. Recently there are several “retold” versions of the story of Chang-e’s ascent to the moon in different media. In 2010‚ there was a teleplay named “Chang-e” that told about the love story
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and Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior It is true that the ways the parents raise their children will decide how well the children grow‚ especially the mothers who impact their children the most. There is no right or wrong in how a mother takes care of her children. All of them want the best for their children. The only difference is the level of intensity in how to raise a child. In Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior‚ Amy Chua‚ a professor at Yale Law School believes that the ways Chinese mothers
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united ideological front. The behavior of the intellectuals and the Chinese government from the founding of the People’s Republic to just before the Hundred Flowers Bloom era in 1956 were marked by a tendency for the intellectual class to divide‚ rather than unify‚ as a result of the actions of the Communists. In early 1949 the common stance of the intellectuals toward the imminent political change was one of reserved support. The Chinese Communists were making headway in their conquest of the country
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In this paper I will discuss some of the many differences between Norse Mythology and Chinese Mythology. The term “Mythology” is often used to describe a religion but during this paper I will use this term to mean a set of myths that are unique to a single culture. Mythology for the Norse was very different from the Chinese. Not only do they differ in deities but they also in the way that they process the world around them. Norse Mythology originated in Scandinavia and was a collection of myths
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Running head: HOW CHINESE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THEIR LIFE IN U.S How Chinese students experience their academic life in U.S Dec 10th 2012. HOW CHINESE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THEIR LIFE IN U.S Abstract This essay is focusing on the difficulties that Chinese students met during the process of studying in U.S. I got three main sources‚ first is a autobiography‚ second is an academic dissertation written by two professors
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Cultural Differences between Chinese and English Names The names are common language phenomenon‚ not only because it is a kind of identification code between people to distinguish each other‚ but also because it is a national historical and cultural information carrier.It conveys a language of a nation‚ as well as history‚ geography‚ religion‚ custom‚ social status and other aspects of information. Names have been interpreted in two senses:a broad sense and a narrow sense. The names ‚in its
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help balance bad luck with good. The red items worn for good luck could be socks‚ scarves‚ or even underwear. Also explained was the Chinese tradition of giving money to loved ones. The money had to be new straight from the bank with no rips‚ tears‚ or creases and was placed in a red envelope and given to those in the family. If there was a wedding in the Chinese culture this practice was done in a white envelope instead. Chen- Yu also explained that in Japanese and other Asian cultures a red envelope
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Chinese immigrants in western countries: integration challenges Annika Brink (101024) – July 5‚ 2012 Introduction Anno 2012 Europe consists of 47 independent countries that are divided by shared borders. At present day they note a feeling of nationalism to some‚ but‚ at an increasingly growing rate‚ also bring a sense of freedom to others. In today’s world of globalization borders are by no means a confinement‚ neither in leisure or business travel‚ nor in permanent living space. As a result
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How can we promote Chinese culture worldwide? It is known to all that China has a long and magnificent history as well as many other things such as the Great Wall‚ poetry‚ Chinese painting‚ calligraphy and so on. These things are all unique in the world. We have our own culture and tradition which attract many foreign tourists coming to China in order to experience the charm of the Chinese culture. As far as I am concerned‚ the unique feature of Chinese culture is that it has a pretty long history
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