the 15th day from the Spring Equinox‚ usually occurring around 5 April of the Gregorian calendar. It is similar to the All Souls’ Day in western church‚ in order to memorise the dead. Chinese is deeply influenced by the Confucianism and advocate the filial duty. These also apply to the ancestor. Since ancient times‚ Chinese people worship their ancestors. With developing of society‚ people’s attitude toward this festival is also changing. Qingming festival originated from Hanshi Day (literally
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1. In what major ways did Confucian philosophy manifest itself in Chinese society during the Ming and/or Qing dynasties? It is clear from examining the philosophical thought and social trends during both the Qing and Ming dynasties that Confucian thought and ideology had a profound effect on Chinese society and moral values during that period. Confucian philosophy is an ethical and philosophical thinking system thought to have been developed from the teachings of Kong Fuzi‚ known as Confucius who
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How has Confucianism influenced modern economic development in East Asia? The rise of Asia’s so called “Tiger” economies followed by China‚ has given rise to the spectrum of a distinctly East Asian economic development model. The pioneering economic success of in particular‚ Singapore‚ South Korea and Japan since the 1970’s has highlighted the need to evaluate and distinguish how such economies achieved such successive growth. A variety of possible factors can explain or highlight possibilities
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In reality‚ we still have our own parents which we are going to take care of. From the perspective of Confucianism‚ filial piety is very important and it is one of the key element of being a gentleman. When we are making decision in the burning building‚ we may want to save the colleague at first glance‚ however when we thought deeper‚ we are going to think of our parents
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Name: Alex‚ Zhou Instructor: Shuang Chen Civilization Of Asia China Date: Nov/28/2016 Term Paper Assignment Confucianism and the influence of Confucianism in imperial rule During 5000 years history of China‚ Chinese people use their diligence and wisdom to create many wonderful things that spread thousand years until now. Like Confucianism‚ since Spring and Autumn period‚ Confucianism has been created by Confucius to educate people on their behavior and morality. And it has a big influence on the
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of the Analects is to guide a person to achieve a high moral sufficiency and strive for self-improvement. The main principles of Confucianism are highlighted in the Analects. These are Ren (benevolence)‚ Yi (righteousness)‚ Li (rituals)‚ Hsiao (filial piety) and Jun-Zi (gentleman). Every line in the book has a hidden concept that we as readers‚ should find for ourselves. One of my favorite concepts of Confucianism is Hsiao‚ a reverence towards your parents and friend: “Yu Tzu said‚ ‘It is
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Introduction to Sociology and Political Sciences Mid-term paper Name: TO MAN FEI Student ID: 81200158 Word count: 4337 words Topic Discuss the relationship between Hong Kong and mainland using concepts introduced in this course. Introduction Hong Kong‚ located at the southern coastal of China‚ fully shows the diversification of culture‚ with a mix characteristics of different backgrounds. Hong Kong is currently under the rule of the PRC as a special administrative region‚ with the practice of
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firmness of mind that is required both in doing well and in enduring evil. * Knowledge: With the gift of knowledge‚ we understand the meaning of God. The gift of knowledge is more than an accumulation of facts. * Piety (Reverence): With the gift of reverence‚ sometimes called piety‚ we have a deep sense of respect for God and the
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stay with their families. To sum up‚ I would have to reiterate the necessity of the elderly people living with their family members. Not only do they feel a sense of interaction‚ but also their descendants will have an opportunity to show their filial piety
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We will discuss how these events have changed the Chinese and Japanese accounting systems of today and how Confucianism is the underlying factor in these reforms. The definition of Confucianism Confucianism elaborates on the values of loyalty‚ filial piety‚ honesty‚ benevolence‚ righteousness‚ rituals‚ and truthfulness. This doctrine was developed over 2000 years ago by Confucius‚ who provided a to guide people for dealing with all types of crisis’s using right moral conduct and the right behaviour
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