WU ZETIAN ’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE TANG DYNASTY By Rui Wang A thesis submitted in conformity with the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of East Asian Studies University of Toronto © 2008 by Rui Wang ABSTRACT Wu Zetian ’s Contribution to the Cultural Development of the Tang Dynasty Rui Wang Master of Arts Thesis‚ November 2008 Department of East Asian Studies University of Toronto This thesis represents cross-section of sources
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their articles‚ books‚ quotes to get more insights about marketing. But we know years after year’s people have engaged themselves to do marketing but may be that time they were not aware this term ‘Marketing’. Have we ever heard the name of “Sun Tzu”? How many of us know the famous book named “The Art of War” written by him. Many of us don’t know about this book‚ not even the importance of it. This book was written 2500 years ago. This book is all about war. The writer wrote thousands of techniques
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Reflections and Analysis on Tao te Ching Tao te Ching was written around the 6th century BC by the sage‚ Lao-Tzu‚ a record- archiver for the Zhou dynasty court‚ which was a Chinese dynasty from c.1046–256 BC. The book is a fundamental text for both philosophical‚ and religious Taoism and it is one of the three major systems of thought in China along with Confucianism and Buddhism. Tao literally means “way‚” Te means “virtue‚” and Ching means “canon.” Thus Tao-te Ching is a compound
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challenges in campus and community participation for Chinese students in Western Australia‚ Wang‚ X. (1996). Overcoming nihilism and the modernization of China. Yu‚ N. (2001). What does our face mean to us? Pragmatics and cognition. Zhu‚ W. (1992). Confucius and traditional Chinese education: An assessment
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The perspective of life and death of Daoism based on Chuang Tzu and Lao Tzu Since the ancient time‚ there were a lot of different religions and teachings in China‚ and people’s perspectives and attitudes were influenced by these different religions and philosophical teachings in every aspect in their life. There are three major religions‚ or teachings‚ that are very important in Chinese history‚ which are Confucianism (philosophical teachings)‚ Buddhism and Daoism (considered both a religion and
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the same. It changes from region to region but the main stories remain the same. The foundation for Chinese Mythology was achieving peace as well as wisdom. Taoism‚ or known as The Way‚ started in 2700’s BC. Its two keystones are the works of Lao Tzu‚ who wrote Toa Te Ching‚ and Zhuangzi‚ who wrote other writings. Its three tenants are the Three Treasures. These Treasures are compassion‚ moderation and humility. It most important focus however was Wu Wei‚ which means “without action.” The goal
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Daoism: In the beginning In ancient China a man by the name of Lao Tzu who was in charge of the royal archives in the village of Zhou. Before his retirement from his office he wrote a book that would affect the people of China to this very day. This book was titled the Dao De Jing‚ and it contained all the religious ideals that Lao Tzu has deemed of great importance for living one’s life in the correct manor. This sparked the formation of the Chinese religion known as Daoism. A religion‚ or way
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Although Daoist philosophers expound on the same fundamental ideas such as wu wei or effortless action and the Dao‚ Lao Tzu and Chuang Tzu are distinct in their rhetorical strategy‚ style‚ and use of imagery mainly because Lao Tzu’s daodejing is poetic and terse while Chuang
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is truly evil. The writer uses metaphors and history of human kind to support his reasoning. This paper will analyze Tzu’s essay and propose with supporting facts that man’s nature is justifiably evil. Hsun Tzu enlightens the reader with evidence to establish that man’s nature is evil. Tzu explains how human kind is full of jealousy and rooted with sin. Hsun says man‚ "...is born with a fondness for profit." He also says man is born with feelings of jealousy and hate. If man indulges in these‚ it
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heroic tale‚ the status of “hero” and the ongoing fame of a person is a driving force behind any hero’s great act. Heroism as a theme of literature invokes many different standard from a reader. The question of true heroism is one to debate. When Sun Tzu created The Art of War‚ he brought a new standard to warfare‚ therefore affecting the paradigm of heroism. Traditionally literature created epic heroes such as Hercules‚ Gilgamesh and Diomedes with many similar attributes. Great heroes from epic tales
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