www.ccsenet.org/ass Asian Social Science Vol. 6‚ No. 11; November 2010 A Cultural Comparison of English and Chinese Family Names Hongmei Zhu School of Foreign languages‚ Henan University of Technology Lotus Street‚ Hi-Tech Development Zone‚ Zhengzhou 450001‚ Henan‚ China Tel: 86-371-6775-6797 E-mail: zhuhongmei@haut.edu Abstract The family names of humans are formed and used in the long process of the course of history and the development of society. Family names‚ being a part of culture‚ are
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the landscape is designed with a look of moisture formed with the dark and light contrast. Symbolically‚ the painting is that of a saddened emotion almost as saying goodbye to something. A.D. 1080 Northern Song Dynasty Old Trees‚ Level Distance Guo Xi Handscroll; ink and color on silk The Metropolitan Museum of Art [pic] The second art piece that I looked at was believed to be created by Qu Ding this hand scroll was created on silk with ink and pale colors during the 11th century of the North
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mngfty "Zhang Zuolin." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. 1994. Encyclopædia Britannica‚ Inc.‚ . 18 Apr 2008 . Fenby‚ Jonathon. Chiang Kai-Shek: China ’s Generalissimo and the Nation He Lost. New York: Carroll & Graf Publisher ’s‚ 2003. Kui-kwong‚ Shum. Zhu De (Chu Teh). St Lucia: University of Queensland Press‚ 1982. Payne‚ Robert. Chiang Kai-shek. New York: Weybright and Talley‚ Inc.‚ 1969. Poon‚ Leon. "Republican China." Army Area Handbook 2008 22 April 2008 . Suyin‚ Han. Eldest Son: Zhou Enlai and
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One Person‚ Two Lives Introduction: Travelling abroad becomes common gradually in today’s society as long as having a passport and the visa of the country which people would like to go. Compared with travelling abroad‚ living abroad is more challenge for people‚ especially teenagers without parents surrounding. I have been Canada for almost two years. Life is difficult when I first came to Canada. Language is the biggest issue for me‚ even though I began to learn English from primary school in China
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切斯特曼翻译伦理模式下《西厢记》两英译本比较研究 A Comparative Study of Two English Versions of Xixiang Ji—from the Perspective of Chesterman’s Models of Translation Ethics Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Research Background Ethics‚ which originates from the Greek word “ethos”‚ means the moral beliefs and rules about right and wrong in general. In the history of human civilization‚ ethics is always a question attracts much attention‚(我觉得句号好一点) for thousands of years‚ human beings are always chasing the answers of what
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navy admiral was Zheng He. He was found by Zhu Di‚ a Ming prince at the time‚ on one of his purges to eradicate the Mongols. Zheng He was one of the boys that was castrated there (Menzies‚ 20)‚ but was then recruited into Zhu Di’s house‚ and trained as a soldier. In time‚ Di became the emperor‚ and Zheng He became his trusted right hand man and the Grand Eunuch‚ which was the highest title apart from Emperor (Menzies‚ 24). Due to his trustworthiness‚ Zhu Di entrusted Zheng He with the task of commanding
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Alfonso-Miguel S. Martija III SBU ID: 110021212 HIS 340 First Paper A Look on China’s Place in Maritime Trade China has previously viewed as a closed off and isolated country. This is due to multiple times where it has been closed off from trade. Not only that but Confucian teaching does not encourage relationships with outside states because these teachings believe heavily in self-sufficiency. We can examine China’s place in Maritime trade by looking at different sources on its history. There
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Lady Dai also called as Xin Zhu and Marquise of Dai is known as one of the best Ancient bodies ever Preserved! Surprisingly Xin Zhu is a 2‚100 year old mummy and amazed scientists around the world because of her preservation. Lady Dai was discovered in a hill known as Mawangdui‚ in Changsha‚ Hunan‚ China. The remains of her body were stumbled on by workers digging an air raid shelter for a hospital in 1971 . As well as her tomb there also were two other bodies found‚ her husband and a young man
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General Purpose: To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of an aspect of Chinese culture‚ which is is traditional Chinese medicine. Thesis: Traditional Chinese medicine is found in nearly all countries today‚ which I believe would be the result of intercultural communication. INTRODUCTION I. Hello! For my presentation‚ I am going to talk about a certain aspect of Chinese culture‚ which is traditional Chinese medicine. A. TCM‚ for short‚ is a practice still
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Anne Marie Dutkovic World Religions 212 Strayer University Beliefs and Description of Confucius of China Confucianism is known as the practice of virtue that emphasizes moral order‚ correctness of social relationships‚ justice‚ and humanity. The founder of Confucianism was Kong Fuzi or “Master Kong”. He is better known by the Western version of his name Confucius. He was an ancient Chinese scholar and philosopher born around 551 BCE. Confucius’s philosophies were not
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