wrote this piece and had it inscribed in stone and erected outside the little house. Lou Shi Ming is a piece of inscription that Liu Yuxi wrote to express his feelings through his residence. Liu(772 – 842 C.E.) was a famous poet in the Middle Tang Dynasty and ranked as high as Liu Zongyyuan and Bai Juyi. It describes living in a simple dwelling‚ following a life that is rich in character‚ refined in culture and learning. By praising simple house‚ expressing the author’s attitude of life which does
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China’s three “home-grown ideologies” - Daoism (道家)‚ Confucianism (儒學)‚ and Legalism (法家)‚ were different ways of creating harmony amidst the chaos during the Western and Eastern Zhou Period. Daoism was a way of living founded by Laozi (老子) in the 6th century B.C.. Laozi wrote a book‚ the Daodejing (道德經)‚ comprised of his thoughts. Laozi stated that Dao (道)‚ meaning way‚ is the way of harmonizing with nature. Humans are only a small aspect in the world‚ so they are not the most important aspects
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November 21‚ 2014 Submitted to: Dr. Melanie de Ocampo History of Porcelain Porcelain originated in China. Although proto-porcelain wares exist dating from the Shang Dynasty (1600–1046 BC)‚ by the Eastern Han Dynasty period (196–220) glazed ceramic wares had developed into porcelain.Porcelain manufactured during the Tang Dynasty (618–906) was exported to the Islamic world‚ where it was highly prized. Early porcelain of this type includes the tri-colour glazed porcelain‚ or sancai wares. The
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Development of Man The early pre-humans were called Australopethecines which means “Southern Apes”. There were four species under this. a) Australopithecus ramidus b) Australopithecus afarensis c) Australopithecus africanus d) Australopithecus robustus Australopithecines were primates which had brains no bigger than the chimpanzee’s‚ shorter than us and have long arms because they are bipedal which means they walk using both their hands and feet. The oldest Australopithecine skeleton
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early Chinese civilization. The oracle bones‚ known in Chinese as jia gu wen‚ are either tortoise shells (jia) or ox shoulder blades (gu) with scripted texts (wen). The first oracle bone was discovered in 1889 in An Yang County‚ the capital of the Shang Dynasty (1‚600-1‚100 B.C.E.)‚ and so far nearly 100‚000 pieces have been unearthed. The inscriptions on the oracle bones represent the earliest form of the human written language. 3) Examine the social structure of early China. Describe the lives of the
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China is said to be one of the world’s four ancient civilizations and is said to be able to date back to over 3‚000 years ago. The Xia Dynasty was the first dynasty to be created. It was founded in the 21 century BC.It marked a change from a primative society to a slave society. The slave society developed further during the Shang and the western Zhou Dynasties. This era was the followed by the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods. This marked the transition from the slave society to
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3) states‚ it is the kind of humanism that did not reject a Higher Being‚ or placed man at the center of all things. Heaven becomes part of the scenario as it is connected to man. This humanism came about as a result of the Chou Dynasty when it conquered the Shang Dynasty. They brought about the changes in that the Ti became a God for the entire nation. Perhaps this unification of a nation is one of the strong suits of the Chinese people. Even though man was challenged to strive for better things
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7th century: Assyrian Empire in power 6th century: Assyrian fall and Persian rise confucius‚ laozi (daoism) zoroasterism 5th century: Persia warring with Greece and greek golden age. beginning of warring states period in China. pericles‚ aristotle‚ plato. 4th century: Shang yang Qin State Esarhaddon 681 – 669 BC. was a king of NeoAssyria who reigned 681 – 669 BC.Took Memphis in 671 BC and declared himself pharaoh. Ashurbanipal 668 BC – c. 627 BC Was the last of the strong kings of the Neo Assyrian Empire. The assyrians were
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References: Language[edit] Chinese calligraphy written by Song Dynasty (1051-1108 CE) poet Mi Fu "Nine Dragons" handscroll section‚ by Chen Rong‚ 1244 CE‚ Chinese Song Dynasty‚ Museum of Fine Arts‚ Boston.
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Religious practice in China today has elements as old as the Shang and Zhou dynasties and‚ dating from the Song dynasty (960–1279 CE)‚ is marked syncretism–the combining of different forms of belief or practice. A good example is the construction of temple altars. It’s not uncommon to find Buddhist and Confucian figures in a Daoist temple. Nor is it extraordinary to see a self-professed Buddhist offer incense at a Daoist temple to a historical figure known for his Confucian virtues. China has been
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