should deliver the spring water from the Mount Hui in the Zhu quan xiao pin‚ and he suggested that drinkers should send honest servants to fulfill this job so that they would not bring bad water from any places nearby. Another active practitioner of water delivery was Li Rihua (1565-1635)‚ a scholar-official from Jiaxing‚ which was a prefecture considered as a hinge between Suzhou and Hangzhou along the Grand Canal. As soon as Li received his jinshi degree in the year of 1592‚ he became a friend
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ancient sage kings (Bilhartz‚ 264). He was hoping that his advice would restore harmony that used to be. He used four key Chinese terms; de‚ jun-zi‚ ren‚ and li. De is in reference to moral force that is given to rulers from Heaven. Jun-zi is refered to those who became noble‚ mature and non-petty humans. Ren means humanity‚ benevolence or love. Lastly‚ Li can mean both propriety and ritual. Meaning doing right as well as performing rites (Bilhartz‚ 265). Daoism is formed of people known as Daoist’s
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between people. Jen represent the perfect relationship between human beings. Chun tzu moves people toward peace‚ Li means propriety “the way things should be done” (Smith‚ 1991‚ p.174). It is the way to correct and analyze behaviors. Te involves the word of power which means that leaders need to practice self-discipline to remain humble and treat people with love and respect. Finally‚ Wen “the art of peace”‚ he wanted people to focus on traditional values. All these keys were practiced in china and
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and can you imagine what would happen if nobody took care of that‚ and people would just continue to multiply as much as they wanted? We would die of hunger eventually and there would be many social problems that would destroy our society". Wen Li Na‚ a middle-aged lady working in a bank: “In China now the rules are not strict as before‚ there are couples exempt to it‚ and some are buying themselves out of the
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virtue is not only praised highly in ancient China‚ it is also one of the most important virtues affecting modern Chinese nowadays. “Hyo” is the first virtue of the eight main virtues in Confucianism. These eight virtues include: Hyo‚ Ti‚ Zhong‚ Xin‚ Li‚ Yi‚ Lian‚ Chi. These morals of Confucianism influenced the moral behavior of Chinese from ancient times to modern times. The core idea of Confucianism is Jen. James D. Livingston described Jen as the supreme virtue of humaneness in Anatomy of Sacred
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WORLD HISTORY I EXAM REVIEW CHAPTER 1: THE EARLIEST HUMAN SOCIETIES PALEOLITHIC ERA: ~8000 BC Old Stone Age; earliest people Hunting and gathering food‚ vitamins‚ and minerals Buffalo‚ deer‚ herd animals that could be tracked Stayed next to rivers so they could follow the animas as they migrated (nomadic) Small societies Around 50-150 Support of environment Large enough for biological diversity Communication by sound (ghost communication) Slow development of technology Houses: caves
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To understand why Confucianism is a religion‚ there must be an understanding of what a religion is. Religion can be defined as an interest‚ belief‚ or an activity that is important to a group of people. It is a united practice or belief‚ which connects worldviews of humanity to an order of one’s existence. The practices of a religion can include sacrifices‚ festivals‚ as well as rituals‚ which are an integral part of all religions. A ritual is “a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series
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Last Dancer’‚ composed by Li Cunxin‚ as it has several themes that convey the idea of a journey. It is physical in the way Li Cunxin had to work hard to be a professional ballet dancer and it is also mental as it is a road to self-discovery. The autobiography is also extremely inspirational and inscribed in first person‚ therefore this allows the reader to see the personal journey of Li. I believe this text also relates to Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’ in the way Li has to act like a slave to
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by the disciples of Confucius. The main goal 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
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culture The well-known “mattress” culture encourages employees to work overtime. However this tradition is not suitable for a established company expanding overseas. （2） Staff（work） number culture Everyone in Huawei has a staff number including Ren himself. People use this to recognize positions of each other and treat them differently in work. This culture builds a rigid class concept within the company and brought some harms. （3） Strict discipline The so-called “basic law” and other strict
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